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.

In Dillon you can determine when it's a good idea to plant clover by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Clover

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

You can plant clover slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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

Last Frost Date

In Dillon the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dillon is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Dillon you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your clover if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dillon

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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.

Plants to Grow in Dillon

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