One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant chinese chives by using the USDA zone info for Leitchfield.

Planting Calendar for Chinese chives

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

Chinese chives do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Leitchfield. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Leitchfield is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Leitchfield it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your chinese chives if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Leitchfield

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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