When to Plant Primroses in Lawrenceville, 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Lawrenceville you will be able to determine when it's possible to plant primroses.


Planting Calendar for Primroses

Frost tolerance for primroses: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Primroses are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant primroses in Lawrenceville 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 primroses and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your primroses may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your primroses indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Lawrenceville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lawrenceville is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lawrenceville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your primroses in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lawrenceville

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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