One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant polka dot plant in Fond Du Lac by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

Frost tolerance for polka dot plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since polka dot plant are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant 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 polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fond Du Lac. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

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. Half of the time in Fond Du Lac you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your polka dot plant if you have a late frost.

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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