One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In La Joya you can figure out when you can plant dipladenia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

Frost tolerance for dipladenia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Dipladenia do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in La Joya. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for La Joya 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 La Joya it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your dipladenia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Joya

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 La Joya

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