When to Plant Polka Dot Plant in Woburn, MA

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.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant polka dot plant by looking at the USDA zone info for Woburn.


Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

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

Polka Dot Plant do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Woburn 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. Any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your polka dot plant indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Woburn. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Woburn is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Woburn you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your polka dot plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woburn

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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