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.

You can determine when to plant sweet williams in Bardstown by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

You can plant sweet williams a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Bardstown 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your sweet williams indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

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 changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bardstown you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet williams in the event of a surprise late frost.

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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