One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Sioux Center you can estimate when it's the best time to plant didiscus by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Didiscus

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

You can plant didiscus slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant didiscus in Sioux Center 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 didiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your didiscus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your didiscus indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sioux Center. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sioux Center is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Sioux Center you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your didiscus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sioux Center

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.

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