One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The first chance to plant caladium in Patterson can be determined by checking out 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant caladium until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant caladium in Patterson 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. Any later than that and 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

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Patterson. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Patterson may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Patterson last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your caladium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Patterson

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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