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.

The best time to plant caladium in Thomasville should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Caladium

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

Caladium require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant caladium in Thomasville is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant caladium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your caladium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your caladium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Thomasville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Thomasville you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your caladium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Thomasville

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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