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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Orland it's a good idea to determine when 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 the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Polka Dot Plant require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Orland 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 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Orland the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Orland is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Orland last frost occurs after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your polka dot plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Orland

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