One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant polygonums by using the USDA zone info for Homestead.

Planting Calendar for Polygonums

Frost tolerance for polygonums:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since polygonums require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Homestead is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your polygonums may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your polygonums indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Homestead the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Homestead may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Homestead there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your polygonums in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Homestead

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Homestead

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Homestead.