One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Monongahela you can estimate when it's the best time to plant didiscus by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Didiscus

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

Didiscus do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant didiscus in Monongahela 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 didiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your didiscus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your didiscus indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Monongahela. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Monongahela is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Monongahela it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your didiscus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monongahela

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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