One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when to plant scutellaria is to refer to the USDA zone info for Enterprise.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant scutellaria until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Enterprise. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Enterprise and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Enterprise you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your scutellaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Enterprise

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Enterprise

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Enterprise.