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

In Wellston you can figure out when it's possible to plant lavender cotton by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lavender Cotton

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

Lavender Cotton can survive in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lavender cotton in Wellston 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 lavender cotton and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lavender cotton may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lavender cotton indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Wellston. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wellston is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Wellston you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your lavender cotton in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wellston

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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