One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant scutellaria is to look at the USDA zone info for Prescott Valley.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant scutellaria until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Prescott Valley 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. If you wait any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Prescott Valley is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Prescott Valley there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prescott Valley

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 Prescott Valley

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