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

In Bernalillo you can estimate when it's the best time to plant scutellaria by referring to 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.

Scutellaria are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Bernalillo 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. 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 Bernalillo. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bernalillo is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bernalillo you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your scutellaria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bernalillo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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