The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Lake Villa can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

It's a bad idea to plant scutellaria until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Lake Villa 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. Starting your scutellaria indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Lake Villa the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lake Villa is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lake Villa it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Villa

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.

Plants to Grow in Lake Villa

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