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

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant scutellaria by referring to the USDA zone info for Jasper.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

Since scutellaria require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Jasper 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Jasper the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Jasper and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Jasper it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jasper

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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.

Plants to Grow in Jasper

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