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.

In Fond Du Lac you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant mecardonia by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant mecardonia until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Fond Du Lac 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mecardonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fond Du Lac. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Fond Du Lac is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Fond Du Lac you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your mecardonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fond Du Lac

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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