When to Plant Polka Dot Plant in Abbeville, SC

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 polka dot plant in Abbeville can be determined by using 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 has passed.

Since polka dot plant do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant polka dot plant
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The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Abbeville 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. If you are starting your polka dot plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Abbeville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Abbeville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Abbeville you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your polka dot plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Abbeville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

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