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

In Lake Jackson you can determine when to plant bachelor buttons by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bachelor Buttons

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

Bachelor Buttons do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bachelor buttons in Lake Jackson is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bachelor buttons and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your bachelor buttons may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bachelor buttons indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Lake Jackson. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Jackson may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Jackson last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bachelor buttons if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Jackson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Lake Jackson

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