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.

In Pell City you can determine when you can plant caladium by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Caladium

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

Since caladium require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant caladium in Pell City 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 caladium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your caladium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your caladium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Pell City. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Pell City 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 Pell City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your caladium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pell City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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