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.

In Liberty Lake you can determine when it's possible to plant erysimum by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Erysimum

Frost tolerance for erysimum:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant erysimum a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant erysimum in Liberty Lake 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 erysimum and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your erysimum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your erysimum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Liberty Lake. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Liberty Lake is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Liberty Lake you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your erysimum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Liberty Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Liberty Lake

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