The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Stewartville you can figure out when to plant lavender cotton by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lavender Cotton

Frost tolerance for lavender cotton:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Lavender Cotton are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lavender cotton in Stewartville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Stewartville. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Stewartville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Stewartville last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your lavender cotton if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stewartville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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