Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant didiscus in Harker Heights should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Didiscus

Frost tolerance for didiscus:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant didiscus slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant didiscus in Harker Heights is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant didiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your didiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your didiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Harker Heights. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Harker Heights is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Harker Heights last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your didiscus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Harker Heights

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 Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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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