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.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant sorrel by looking at the USDA zone info for Campbellsville.

Planting Calendar for Sorrel

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

Since sorrel are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sorrel in Campbellsville 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 sorrel and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sorrel may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sorrel indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Campbellsville. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Campbellsville is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Campbellsville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sorrel if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Campbellsville

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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