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.

You will be able to figure out when to plant dichondra by reviewing the USDA zone info for Horn Lake.

Planting Calendar for Dichondra

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

You can plant dichondra just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Horn Lake. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Horn Lake is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Horn Lake you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your dichondra in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Horn Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Horn Lake

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Horn Lake.