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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Oneonta it's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant ajuga.

Planting Calendar for Ajuga

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

Ajuga do well in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Oneonta 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. If you wait any later than that and your ajuga may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your ajuga indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Oneonta is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Oneonta you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your ajuga if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oneonta

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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