One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant dipladenia is to use the USDA zone info for Covington.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

You can not plant dipladenia until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Covington. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Covington is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Covington last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your dipladenia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Covington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Covington

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