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.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant caladium is to use the USDA zone info for Evansdale.

Planting Calendar for Caladium

Frost tolerance for caladium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since caladium require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant caladium in Evansdale 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your caladium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your caladium indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Evansdale. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Evansdale is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Evansdale it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your caladium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Evansdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Evansdale

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