When to Plant Tithonia in Lewisburg, TN

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

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant tithonia in Lewisburg by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Tithonia

Frost tolerance for tithonia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant tithonia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant tithonia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant tithonia
Probably not a good time to plant tithonia

The earliest that you can plant tithonia in Lewisburg 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 tithonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your tithonia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your tithonia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lewisburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lewisburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your tithonia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lewisburg

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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