One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when to plant lithospermum is to refer to the USDA zone info for La Grange.

Planting Calendar for Lithospermum

Frost tolerance for lithospermum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Lithospermum require warm weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant lithospermum in La Grange 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 lithospermum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lithospermum may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your lithospermum indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in La Grange. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for La Grange is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in La Grange you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your lithospermum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Grange

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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