One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when to plant lithospermum by looking at the USDA zone info for Reedley.

Planting Calendar for Lithospermum

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

Since lithospermum require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant lithospermum in Reedley is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Reedley. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Reedley is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Reedley there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your lithospermum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Reedley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Reedley

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