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

You will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant polka dot plant by referring to the USDA zone info for Minden.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

Frost tolerance for polka dot plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's not a good idea to plant polka dot plant until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Minden 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 polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your polka dot plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Minden. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Minden is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Minden you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your polka dot plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Minden

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Minden

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