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 estimate when it's possible to plant lenten rose by referring to the USDA zone info for Pikeville.

Planting Calendar for Lenten Rose

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

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pikeville. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pikeville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pikeville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your lenten rose if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pikeville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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