One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 the best time to plant lantana by using the USDA zone info for Jackson.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

Frost tolerance for lantana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant lantana until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Jackson 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 lantana and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lantana may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your lantana indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Jackson. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jackson is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Jackson you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your lantana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jackson

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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