One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

In Mulvane you can figure out when you can plant lysimachia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Mulvane 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Mulvane the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mulvane may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mulvane it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your lysimachia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mulvane

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 Low	0°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.

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