The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Battle Ground should be figured out by looking at 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.

Blue Lace Flowers are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Battle Ground 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 is on March 15 in Battle Ground. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Battle Ground and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Battle Ground last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your blue lace flowers in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Battle Ground

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 Battle Ground

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