One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant lavender cotton in Progreso should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lavender Cotton

Frost tolerance for lavender cotton:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since lavender cotton are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lavender cotton in Progreso 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 lavender cotton and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your lavender cotton may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lavender cotton indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Progreso. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Progreso may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Progreso you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your lavender cotton in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Progreso

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 Progreso

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