One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Pocatello should be read to figure out when it's possible to plant dichondra.

Planting Calendar for Dichondra

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

Dichondra do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Pocatello. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pocatello is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pocatello you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your dichondra in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pocatello

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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