Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 the best time to plant blue lace flowers by using the USDA zone info for Lakeport.

Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

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

Blue Lace Flowers tend to make it in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Lakeport 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 blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue lace flowers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Lakeport. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lakeport may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lakeport there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your blue lace flowers in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lakeport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Lakeport

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