Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when you can plant lysimachia is to examine the USDA zone info for Reedsburg.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Since lysimachia do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Reedsburg 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lysimachia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your lysimachia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Reedsburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Reedsburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Reedsburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your lysimachia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Reedsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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