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.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant elephant ears is to look at the USDA zone info for Mayville.

Planting Calendar for Elephant Ears

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

Since elephant ears require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant elephant ears in Mayville 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 elephant ears and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your elephant ears may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your elephant ears indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mayville. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mayville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mayville last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your elephant ears in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mayville

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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