The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Wichita Falls you can figure out when it's the best time to plant didiscus by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Didiscus

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

You can plant didiscus just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant didiscus in Wichita Falls 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 didiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your didiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your didiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Wichita Falls. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wichita Falls is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Wichita Falls last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your didiscus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wichita Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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