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.

One way of figuring out when to plant erysimum is to use the USDA zone info for Bay Village.

Planting Calendar for Erysimum

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

Erysimum are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant erysimum in Bay Village 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 erysimum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your erysimum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your erysimum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bay Village. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bay Village is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bay Village it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your erysimum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bay Village

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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