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.

By using the USDA zone info for Strasburg you should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant steirodiscus.

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.

Since steirodiscus are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Strasburg 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your steirodiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your steirodiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Strasburg. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Strasburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Strasburg you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your steirodiscus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Strasburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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