Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Lake Mills you can figure out when you can plant didiscus by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Didiscus

Frost tolerance for didiscus:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since didiscus do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant didiscus in Lake Mills 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 didiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your didiscus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your didiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lake Mills. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Mills is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Mills you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your didiscus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Mills

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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