When to Plant Steirodiscus in Hattiesburg, MS

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant steirodiscus in Hattiesburg should be determined by looking at 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.

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A good time to plant steirodiscus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant steirodiscus
Probably not a good time to plant steirodiscus

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Hattiesburg 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your steirodiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Hattiesburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hattiesburg is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hattiesburg it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your steirodiscus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hattiesburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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