One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The USDA zone info for Barberton should be looked at to determine when it's possible to plant liatris.

Planting Calendar for Liatris

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

Liatris do well in cold which means that you can get them planted much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant liatris in Barberton 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 liatris and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your liatris may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your liatris indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Barberton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Barberton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your liatris if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Barberton

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 Barberton

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