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

The USDA zone info for Indian Rocks Beach can be reviewed to estimate when it's possible to plant scutellaria.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since scutellaria do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Indian Rocks Beach 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Indian Rocks Beach the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Indian Rocks Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Indian Rocks Beach there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Indian Rocks Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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