The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Lehighton should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

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

Basket of Gold can survive in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Lehighton 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 basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your basket of gold indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lehighton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lehighton you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your basket of gold in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lehighton

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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