When to Plant Blue Lace Flowers in Glasgow, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant blue lace flowers in Glasgow by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

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

Blue Lace Flowers can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant blue lace flowers
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant blue lace flowers
Probably not a good time to plant blue lace flowers

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Glasgow 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 blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your blue lace flowers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Glasgow. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Glasgow is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Glasgow you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your blue lace flowers if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glasgow

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 Low0°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 Glasgow

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