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When to Plant Polygonums in District Heights, MD

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when to plant polygonums is to check out the USDA zone info for District Heights.


Planting Calendar for Polygonums

Frost tolerance for polygonums: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Polygonums require warm 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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A good time to plant polygonums
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant polygonums
Probably not a good time to plant polygonums

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in District Heights 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 polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your polygonums may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your polygonums indoors.

Last Frost Date

In District Heights the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for District Heights may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in District Heights you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your polygonums in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for District Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in District Heights

You may be interested in your other planting guides for District Heights.