One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The first opportunity to plant lysimachia in Waite Park can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia tend to make it in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

In Waite Park the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Waite Park and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Waite Park last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to cover your lysimachia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Waite Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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