One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant lysimachia in East Stroudsburg can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in East Stroudsburg 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. Any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for East Stroudsburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in East Stroudsburg there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your lysimachia if you have one of those late frosts.

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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