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

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant trachelium is to refer to the USDA zone info for Elizabethtown.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant trachelium until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Elizabethtown is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your trachelium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Elizabethtown. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Elizabethtown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Elizabethtown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your trachelium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elizabethtown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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