One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when to plant lavender cotton in North Las Vegas by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lavender Cotton

Frost tolerance for lavender cotton:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since lavender cotton are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lavender cotton in North Las Vegas is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. If you wait any later than that and your lavender cotton may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lavender cotton indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in North Las Vegas. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Las Vegas is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in North Las Vegas you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your lavender cotton if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Las Vegas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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