The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant polka dot plant in Poolesville by looking at the USDA zone info.

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 probably not a good idea to plant polka dot plant until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Poolesville 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Poolesville. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Poolesville and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Poolesville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your polka dot plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Poolesville

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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.

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