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.

You can determine when you can plant steirodiscus in Odessa by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Steirodiscus

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

Steirodiscus are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Odessa 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 steirodiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your steirodiscus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your steirodiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Odessa the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Odessa may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Odessa last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your steirodiscus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Odessa

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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