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.

A way of estimating when you can plant lisianthus is to look at the USDA zone info for Winston-Salem.

Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

Frost tolerance for lisianthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant lisianthus until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Winston-Salem 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 lisianthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your lisianthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lisianthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Winston-Salem. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Winston-Salem is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Winston-Salem you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your lisianthus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winston-Salem

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.

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