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 USDA zone info for Homestead can be reviewed to estimate when you can plant dipladenia.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

It's a bad idea to plant dipladenia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Homestead 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. Any later than that and your dipladenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Homestead. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Homestead is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Homestead last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to cover your dipladenia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Homestead

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Homestead

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