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 Sandusky should be reffered to in order to determine when to plant lysimachia.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Sandusky 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. Starting your lysimachia 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 Sandusky. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sandusky is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sandusky there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your lysimachia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sandusky

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.

Plants to Grow in Sandusky

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