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 Pauls Valley you can figure out when to plant lobelia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lobelia

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

Lobelia do well in cold which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lobelia in Pauls Valley 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 lobelia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lobelia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lobelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Pauls Valley. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pauls Valley is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Pauls Valley last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your lobelia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pauls Valley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Pauls Valley

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