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

In Somers Point you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant lithospermum by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lithospermum

Frost tolerance for lithospermum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since lithospermum do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Somers Point. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Somers Point is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Somers Point you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your lithospermum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Somers Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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