When to Plant Lithospermum in Edwardsville, IL

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

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant lithospermum by using the USDA zone info for Edwardsville.


Planting Calendar for Lithospermum

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

It's a bad idea to plant lithospermum until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant lithospermum in Edwardsville 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 lithospermum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lithospermum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lithospermum indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Edwardsville is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Edwardsville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your lithospermum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edwardsville

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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