Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant lavender is to use the USDA zone info for Cape Girardeau.

Planting Calendar for Lavender

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

Lavender do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lavender in Cape Girardeau 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 lavender and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lavender may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lavender indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Cape Girardeau. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cape Girardeau is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cape Girardeau last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your lavender if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cape Girardeau

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Cape Girardeau

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