One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

It's possible to estimate when you can plant elephant ears by reviewing the USDA zone info for Wamego.

Planting Calendar for Elephant Ears

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

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

The earliest that you can plant elephant ears in Wamego 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 elephant ears and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your elephant ears may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your elephant ears indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Wamego. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wamego is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Wamego you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your elephant ears if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wamego

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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