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

The first chance to plant platycodon in Eagle Pass can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Platycodon

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

Platycodon do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant platycodon in Eagle Pass is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant platycodon and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your platycodon may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your platycodon indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Eagle Pass. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Eagle Pass may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Eagle Pass it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your platycodon in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle Pass

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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