One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

A way of figuring out when you can plant polka dot plant is to check out the USDA zone info for Edcouch.

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.

You should not plant polka dot plant until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Edcouch 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 polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Edcouch. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Edcouch is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Edcouch it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your polka dot plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Edcouch

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Edcouch

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