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.

A way of estimating when it's the best time to plant dill is to examine the USDA zone info for Bardstown.

Planting Calendar for Dill

Frost tolerance for dill:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant dill slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant dill in Bardstown is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dill and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dill may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your dill indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bardstown. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bardstown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bardstown you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your dill if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bardstown

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.

Plants to Grow in Bardstown

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