When to Plant Ajuga in Lincoln, AL

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.

In Lincoln you can figure out when it's possible to plant ajuga by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Ajuga do well in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant ajuga
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant ajuga
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The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Lincoln 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 really do well. Starting your ajuga indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lincoln is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lincoln it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your ajuga if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lincoln

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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