When to Plant Pyrethrum in Lebanon, IL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Lebanon should be reviewed to figure out when it's a good idea to plant pyrethrum.


Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

You can plant pyrethrum a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Lebanon 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 pyrethrum and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pyrethrum may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your pyrethrum indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lebanon. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lebanon may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lebanon you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your pyrethrum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lebanon

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 Low0°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 Lebanon

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lebanon.