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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant diascia in Haltom City by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Diascia

Frost tolerance for diascia:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Diascia do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant diascia in Haltom City 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 diascia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your diascia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your diascia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Haltom City. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Haltom City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Haltom City it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your diascia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Haltom City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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