One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's the best time to plant dipladenia is to check out the USDA zone info for Wadesboro.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

Since dipladenia are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Wadesboro 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Wadesboro. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wadesboro is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Wadesboro last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your dipladenia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wadesboro

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.

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