One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Cheney you can estimate when it's possible to plant dipladenia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

Since dipladenia require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Cheney is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dipladenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dipladenia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Cheney. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cheney is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cheney last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your dipladenia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cheney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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