One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

A common way of figuring out when you can plant caladium is to consult the USDA zone info for Redding.

Planting Calendar for Caladium

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

You really shouldn't plant caladium until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant caladium in Redding 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 grow to maturity. Starting your caladium indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Redding. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Redding is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Redding there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your caladium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Redding

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.

Plants to Grow in Redding

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Redding.