One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Lincoln Park you can figure out when to plant xerianthemum by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Xerianthemum

Frost tolerance for xerianthemum:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Xerianthemum do ok in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant xerianthemum in Lincoln 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 xerianthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your xerianthemum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your xerianthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lincoln Park. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lincoln Park is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lincoln Park it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your xerianthemum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lincoln Park

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 Lincoln Park

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