Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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.

In Norwalk you can determine when you can plant scutellaria by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Scutellaria require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Norwalk is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Norwalk may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Norwalk there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Norwalk

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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