One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 should be able to determine when it's possible to plant dipladenia by looking at the USDA zone info for Hamlet.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

Frost tolerance for dipladenia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Hamlet 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hamlet. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hamlet may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hamlet you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your dipladenia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hamlet

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Hamlet

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hamlet.