One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Arcadia it's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant polka dot plant.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

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

Since polka dot plant are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Arcadia 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 polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Arcadia. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Arcadia is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Arcadia you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your polka dot plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Arcadia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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