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

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Rockland can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Steirodiscus

Frost tolerance for steirodiscus:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since steirodiscus are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Rockland is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant steirodiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your steirodiscus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your steirodiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Rockland. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Rockland may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rockland it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your steirodiscus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rockland

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.

Plants to Grow in Rockland

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