One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

It's possible to figure out when to plant lovage by referring to the USDA zone info for Colonial Heights.

Planting Calendar for Lovage

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

Lovage do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lovage in Colonial Heights 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 lovage and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lovage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lovage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Colonial Heights. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Colonial Heights may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Colonial Heights you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lovage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Colonial Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Colonial Heights

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Colonial Heights.