Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant polka dot plant in Mount Holly by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant polka dot plant until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Mount Holly 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 polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mount Holly. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mount Holly is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Holly you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your polka dot plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Holly

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.

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