Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Villa Park you can figure out when you can plant steirodiscus by referring to the USDA zone info.

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.

Steirodiscus do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Villa Park 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your steirodiscus may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your steirodiscus indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Villa Park. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Villa Park is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Villa Park you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your steirodiscus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Villa Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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