The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Dupont you can estimate when it's possible to plant lavender cotton by using 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 do well in cold you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lavender cotton in Dupont 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. 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 all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Dupont. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Dupont is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dupont there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your lavender cotton in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dupont

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.

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