One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Lebanon it's possible to estimate when to plant nemesia.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

Frost tolerance for nemesia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since nemesia are not cold tolerant you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Lebanon is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nemesia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lebanon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lebanon last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your nemesia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lebanon

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 Lebanon

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lebanon.