One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant polka dot plant in Grove by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

Frost tolerance for polka dot plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since polka dot plant do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Grove 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 polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your polka dot plant indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Grove. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Grove is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Grove you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your polka dot plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grove

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.

Plants to Grow in Grove

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