One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant blue lace flowers in Royse City should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

Frost tolerance for blue lace flowers:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since blue lace flowers do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Royse City. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Royse City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Royse City last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your blue lace flowers if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Royse City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Royse City

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