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

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant lavender by reviewing the USDA zone info for Carlinville.

Planting Calendar for Lavender

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

Lavender do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Carlinville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Carlinville is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Carlinville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your lavender if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carlinville

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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