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

The USDA zone info for Bloomsburg should be reffered to in order to determine when you can plant blue throatwort.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Blue Throatwort are not cold tolerant which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Bloomsburg 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your blue throatwort may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bloomsburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bloomsburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bloomsburg there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bloomsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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