Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Beardstown you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant sweet williams by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

Sweet Williams do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Beardstown 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sweet williams indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Beardstown. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Beardstown is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Beardstown it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet williams if you have one of those late frosts.

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.

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