The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant polka dot plant by looking at the USDA zone info for Sussex.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant polka dot plant until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Sussex 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. Starting your polka dot plant indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Sussex the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sussex may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sussex it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your polka dot plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sussex

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.

Plants to Grow in Sussex

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sussex.