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 will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant elephant ears by looking at the USDA zone info for Westwood.

Planting Calendar for Elephant Ears

Frost tolerance for elephant ears:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant elephant ears until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant elephant ears in Westwood 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 elephant ears and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your elephant ears may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your elephant ears indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Westwood. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Westwood may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Westwood there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your elephant ears in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Westwood

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.

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