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.

The USDA zone info for Dyersburg should be used to figure out when it's the best time to plant lithospermum.

Planting Calendar for Lithospermum

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

Lithospermum require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant lithospermum in Dyersburg 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 lithospermum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your lithospermum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lithospermum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dyersburg. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dyersburg is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Dyersburg last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your lithospermum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dyersburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

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