One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Lawrenceville you can determine when you can plant fanflower by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant fanflower until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

The last month that you can plant fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your fanflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lawrenceville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lawrenceville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lawrenceville there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your fanflower if you have one of those late frosts.

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

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