The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant lemon grass is to check out the USDA zone info for Pell City.

Planting Calendar for Lemon grass

Frost tolerance for lemon grass:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since lemon grass do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lemon grass in Pell City 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 lemon grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lemon grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lemon grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Pell City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Pell City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pell City last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your lemon grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pell City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Pell City

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