One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Hayden can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

Frost tolerance for lisianthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant lisianthus until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Hayden 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 lisianthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lisianthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lisianthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hayden. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hayden is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hayden you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your lisianthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hayden

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Hayden

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