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

It's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant lavender by using the USDA zone info for Beacon.

Planting Calendar for Lavender

Frost tolerance for lavender:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since lavender do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lavender in Beacon is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lavender and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lavender may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lavender indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Beacon. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beacon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Beacon you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your lavender if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beacon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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