Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Germantown you can estimate when it's possible to plant steirodiscus by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Steirodiscus

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

You can plant steirodiscus a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Germantown 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 steirodiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your steirodiscus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your steirodiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Germantown is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Germantown you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your steirodiscus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Germantown

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 Germantown

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