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

The USDA zone info for Conneaut can be looked at to determine when to plant larkspur.

Planting Calendar for Larkspur

Frost tolerance for larkspur:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Larkspur do well in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant larkspur in Conneaut is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant larkspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your larkspur may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your larkspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Conneaut. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Conneaut is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Conneaut you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your larkspur in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Conneaut

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Conneaut

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