One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Coolidge you should be able to estimate 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 very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Coolidge 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. If you wait any later than that and your ajuga may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your ajuga indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Coolidge. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Coolidge and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Coolidge it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your ajuga in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Coolidge

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 Coolidge

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