When to Plant Lavender in Tell City, IN

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.

The USDA zone info for Tell City should be looked at to estimate when it's possible to plant lavender.


Planting Calendar for Lavender

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

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

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Tell City. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Tell City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Tell City there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your lavender in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tell City

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 Tell City

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