When to Plant Fuchsia in Woodland, WA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant fuchsia in Woodland can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

Frost tolerance for fuchsia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant fuchsia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant fuchsia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant fuchsia
Probably not a good time to plant fuchsia

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia in Woodland is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Woodland. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Woodland is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Woodland you get a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your fuchsia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woodland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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