The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Lawrenceville can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's possible to plant coreopsis.

Planting Calendar for Coreopsis

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

Coreopsis do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Lawrenceville. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lawrenceville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lawrenceville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your coreopsis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lawrenceville

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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.

Plants to Grow in Lawrenceville

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lawrenceville.