The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Walnut Ridge you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant sweet williams by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

You can plant sweet williams a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Walnut Ridge 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet williams may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your sweet williams indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Walnut Ridge. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Walnut Ridge is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Walnut Ridge last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your sweet williams if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Walnut Ridge

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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