When to Plant Salvia in Beardstown, IL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant salvia by referring to the USDA zone info for Beardstown.


Planting Calendar for Salvia

Frost tolerance for salvia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since salvia do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Beardstown. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beardstown is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Beardstown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your salvia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beardstown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Beardstown

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