One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

A common way of getting a good idea when to plant lunaria is to look at the USDA zone info for Cordele.

Planting Calendar for Lunaria

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

Lunaria do well in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lunaria in Cordele 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 lunaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lunaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lunaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Cordele. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cordele is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cordele it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your lunaria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cordele

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Cordele

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