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When to Plant Sweet Williams in Lake Havasu City, AZ

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden 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 determine when it's possible to plant sweet williams by referring to the USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

Sweet Williams are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant sweet williams
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet williams
Probably not a good time to plant sweet williams

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Lake Havasu City is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. If you wait any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet williams indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Lake Havasu City. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Havasu City you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sweet williams if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Havasu City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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