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.

A way of estimating when it's possible to plant skullcap is to use the USDA zone info for Monaca.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant skullcap until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Monaca. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Monaca is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Monaca there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your skullcap if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Monaca

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Monaca

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