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

The best time to plant platycodon in Warren should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Platycodon

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

You can plant platycodon just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant platycodon in Warren 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 platycodon and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your platycodon may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your platycodon indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Warren. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Warren is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Warren you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your platycodon in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Warren

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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