Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant bishop's weed by looking at the USDA zone info for Peoria.

Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bishop's weed earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Peoria is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Peoria. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Peoria is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Peoria you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Peoria

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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