One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when to plant polygonums by looking at the USDA zone info for Clementon.

Planting Calendar for Polygonums

Frost tolerance for polygonums:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant polygonums until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Clementon 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 polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your polygonums may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your polygonums indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Clementon. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clementon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Clementon last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your polygonums if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clementon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Clementon

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