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.

In Lebanon you can estimate when you can plant cleome by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cleome

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

Since cleome do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cleome in Lebanon 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 cleome and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your cleome may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cleome indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Lebanon. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lebanon is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lebanon there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your cleome if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lebanon

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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