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.

A common way of estimating when it's the best time to plant lupine is to examine the USDA zone info for Tonawanda.

Planting Calendar for Lupine

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

Lupine can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lupine in Tonawanda 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 lupine and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lupine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your lupine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Tonawanda. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Tonawanda may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Tonawanda it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your lupine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tonawanda

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.

Plants to Grow in Tonawanda

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