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.

In Cambridge you can estimate when it's the best time to plant diascia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Diascia

Frost tolerance for diascia:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Diascia are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant diascia in Cambridge 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 diascia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your diascia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your diascia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Cambridge. You can expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cambridge may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cambridge it frosts late in the year after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your diascia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cambridge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Cambridge

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