Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when you can plant lemon grass is to look at the USDA zone info for Manitowoc.

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 do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant lemon grass in Manitowoc 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. Any later than that and your lemon grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lemon grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Manitowoc. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Manitowoc is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Manitowoc last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your lemon grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Manitowoc

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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