One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant lysimachia by looking at the USDA zone info for Zanesville.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

You can plant lysimachia just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Zanesville 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Zanesville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Zanesville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Zanesville you get surprised by a frost 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 Zanesville

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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