When to Plant Ajuga in Attalla, AL

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.

The USDA zone info for Attalla should be read to figure out when you can 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant ajuga
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The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Attalla 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. 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Attalla. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Attalla may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Attalla there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your ajuga if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Attalla

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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