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When to Plant Sweetscented Bedstraw in Broomfield, CO

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Broomfield you can determine when to plant sweetscented bedstraw by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweetscented Bedstraw tend to make it in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
Probably not a good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Broomfield is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Broomfield. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Broomfield is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Broomfield you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Broomfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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