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.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant steirodiscus is to examine the USDA zone info for Savannah.

Planting Calendar for Steirodiscus

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

You can plant steirodiscus just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Savannah. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Savannah is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Savannah you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your steirodiscus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Savannah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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