When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Sheboygan, WI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant bishop's weed in Sheboygan by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed do well in cold which tells us that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Sheboygan 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your bishop's weed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sheboygan. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sheboygan is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sheboygan you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sheboygan

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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