When to Plant Cerastium in Scottsville, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Scottsville you should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant cerastium.


Planting Calendar for Cerastium

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant cerastium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant cerastium
Probably not a good time to plant cerastium

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Scottsville 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 cerastium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cerastium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your cerastium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Scottsville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Scottsville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Scottsville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your cerastium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Scottsville

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.

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