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 USDA zone info for Seguin can be used to determine when you can plant lavender cotton.

Planting Calendar for Lavender Cotton

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

Lavender Cotton do well in cold which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant lavender cotton in Seguin is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lavender cotton may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lavender cotton indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Seguin is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Seguin you get a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your lavender cotton in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Seguin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Seguin

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