When to Plant Lysimachia in Kennesaw, GA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Kennesaw you can estimate when it's possible to plant lysimachia by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant lysimachia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant lysimachia
Probably not a good time to plant lysimachia

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Kennesaw 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kennesaw. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kennesaw may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Kennesaw last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your lysimachia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kennesaw

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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