Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Blytheville should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

Frost tolerance for lisianthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant lisianthus until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Blytheville 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 lisianthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lisianthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lisianthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Blytheville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Blytheville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Blytheville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lisianthus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Blytheville

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.

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