One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant trachelium is to refer to the USDA zone info for Lexington.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant trachelium until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Lexington 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trachelium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Lexington. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lexington is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lexington there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your trachelium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lexington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Lexington

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