One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant lunaria in Kenai should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lunaria

Frost tolerance for lunaria:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Lunaria are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lunaria in Kenai 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 lunaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your lunaria may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your lunaria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Kenai. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kenai is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Kenai last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your lunaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kenai

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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