The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant lavender cotton by referring to the USDA zone info for Arkadelphia.

Planting Calendar for Lavender Cotton

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

You can plant lavender cotton earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant lavender cotton in Arkadelphia 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 lavender cotton and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lavender cotton may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lavender cotton indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Arkadelphia. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Arkadelphia is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Arkadelphia it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your lavender cotton in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Arkadelphia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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