The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In New Philadelphia you can determine when it's the best time to plant lysimachia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

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

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in New Philadelphia 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in New Philadelphia. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for New Philadelphia is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in New Philadelphia last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your lysimachia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Philadelphia

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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