Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 dipladenia in Port Hueneme can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

Frost tolerance for dipladenia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since dipladenia do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Port Hueneme 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 dipladenia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dipladenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Port Hueneme. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Port Hueneme is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Port Hueneme you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your dipladenia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Port Hueneme

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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