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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Hendersonville it's possible to determine when it's possible to plant polka dot plant.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

Frost tolerance for polka dot plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant polka dot plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Hendersonville 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. Any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hendersonville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hendersonville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hendersonville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your polka dot plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hendersonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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