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 Antigo you can determine when it's the best time to plant diascia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Diascia

Frost tolerance for diascia:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Diascia are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant diascia in Antigo 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 diascia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your diascia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your diascia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Antigo. You can expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Antigo is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Antigo you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your diascia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Antigo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Antigo

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