Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 a good idea to plant lemon grass by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lemon grass

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

Lemon grass can survive in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lemon grass in Dupont 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 lemon grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lemon grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lemon grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Dupont. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Dupont is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dupont there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lemon grass if you have a surprise 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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