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

By looking at the USDA zone info for Brentwood it's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant lysimachia.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

Frost tolerance for lysimachia:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Lysimachia do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Brentwood 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Brentwood. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brentwood 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 Brentwood it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your lysimachia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brentwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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