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.

In Bardstown you can figure out when you can plant lisianthus by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

Frost tolerance for lisianthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant lisianthus until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The last month that you can plant lisianthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your lisianthus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lisianthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bardstown is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bardstown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your lisianthus 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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