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

The first chance to plant rosemary in Holbrook can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Rosemary

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

Rosemary are very cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant rosemary in Holbrook 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 rosemary and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your rosemary may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your rosemary indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Holbrook. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Holbrook is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Holbrook there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your rosemary in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Holbrook

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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