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 checking out the USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms you will be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant didiscus.

Planting Calendar for Didiscus

Frost tolerance for didiscus:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Didiscus do ok in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant didiscus in Twentynine Palms 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 didiscus and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your didiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your didiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Twentynine Palms. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Twentynine Palms you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your didiscus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Twentynine Palms

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 Twentynine Palms

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