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

It's possible to figure out when you can plant lavender cotton by referring to the USDA zone info for Morrisville.

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 do well in cold which means that you can plant them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lavender cotton in Morrisville 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 cotton and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lavender cotton may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lavender cotton indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Morrisville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Morrisville last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your lavender cotton in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Morrisville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Morrisville

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