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.

A common way of making a decision about when to plant steirodiscus is to check out the USDA zone info for Hamburg.

Planting Calendar for Steirodiscus

Frost tolerance for steirodiscus:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since steirodiscus are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Hamburg is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant steirodiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your steirodiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your steirodiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hamburg. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hamburg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hamburg you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your steirodiscus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hamburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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