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.

The first opportunity to plant didiscus in Corte Madera should be estimated by using 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.

Didiscus do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant didiscus in Corte Madera 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 didiscus and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your didiscus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your didiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Corte Madera. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Corte Madera is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Corte Madera last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your didiscus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Corte Madera

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.

Plants to Grow in Corte Madera

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