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.

The first opportunity to plant lithospermum in Moultrie can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lithospermum

Frost tolerance for lithospermum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since lithospermum require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant lithospermum in Moultrie 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 lithospermum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lithospermum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lithospermum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Moultrie. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Moultrie may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Moultrie it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your lithospermum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Moultrie

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.

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