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

In Spring Valley you can figure out when it's the best time to plant caladium by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Caladium

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

It's not a good idea to plant caladium until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Spring Valley. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Spring Valley and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Spring Valley last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your caladium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spring Valley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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