When to Plant Tritoma in Lawrenceville, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant tritoma in Lawrenceville can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Tritoma

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

You can plant tritoma much earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant tritoma 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your tritoma may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Lawrenceville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lawrenceville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lawrenceville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your tritoma if you have a surprise late frost.

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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