Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Morgan Hill you can determine when it's the best time to plant caladium by looking at 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.

You can not plant caladium until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant caladium in Morgan Hill 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 caladium and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your caladium may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your caladium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Morgan Hill. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Morgan Hill is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Morgan Hill it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your caladium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Morgan Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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