Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In East Stroudsburg you can estimate when it's the best time to plant lovage by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lovage

Frost tolerance for lovage:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Lovage do ok in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lovage in East Stroudsburg is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lovage and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your lovage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lovage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in East Stroudsburg. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for East Stroudsburg is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in East Stroudsburg last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your lovage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Stroudsburg

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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