One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

One way of figuring out when to plant polka dot plant is to examine the USDA zone info for Mathis.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

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

You should not 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 Mathis 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. If you wait any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to fully mature. 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 Mathis. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Mathis and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mathis it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your polka dot plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mathis

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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