The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. 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 the best time to plant polygonums in Aliquippa by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Polygonums

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

It's not a good idea to plant polygonums until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Aliquippa 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 polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your polygonums may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your polygonums indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Aliquippa. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Aliquippa may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Aliquippa it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your polygonums in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Aliquippa

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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