One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant caladium in North Ridgeville by referring to 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.

Since caladium are not cold tolerant you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant caladium in North Ridgeville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your caladium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your caladium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in North Ridgeville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for North Ridgeville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in North Ridgeville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your caladium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Ridgeville

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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