The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Frederick you can estimate when it's possible to plant dichondra by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dichondra

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

Since dichondra are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dichondra in Frederick 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 dichondra and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dichondra may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dichondra indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Frederick. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Frederick is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Frederick last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your dichondra if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Frederick

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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