One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant lithospermum in Ingleside by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lithospermum

Frost tolerance for lithospermum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Lithospermum do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

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

Last Frost Date

In Ingleside the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Ingleside is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Ingleside you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your lithospermum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ingleside

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Ingleside

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Ingleside.