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.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant lovage by referring to the USDA zone info for Collinsville.

Planting Calendar for Lovage

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

Lovage do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lovage in Collinsville 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 lovage and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lovage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lovage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Collinsville. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Collinsville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Collinsville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your lovage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Collinsville

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 Collinsville

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