When to Plant Scutellaria in Seaford, DE

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.

A way of estimating when it's the best time to plant scutellaria is to use the USDA zone info for Seaford.


Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

Since scutellaria require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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Legend 
A good time to plant scutellaria
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant scutellaria
Probably not a good time to plant scutellaria

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Seaford 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 fully mature. If you are starting your scutellaria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Seaford the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Seaford may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Seaford it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your scutellaria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Seaford

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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