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.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant ajuga by using the USDA zone info for Alamogordo.

Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Ajuga are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Alamogordo 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 ajuga and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your ajuga may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your ajuga indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Alamogordo. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Alamogordo 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 Alamogordo there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your ajuga if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alamogordo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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