One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The first chance to plant dipladenia in Hudsonville can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant dipladenia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Hudsonville 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 dipladenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dipladenia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your dipladenia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hudsonville. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hudsonville is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hudsonville last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your dipladenia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hudsonville

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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