One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

You can figure out when you can plant sweet woodruff in Jackson by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

Frost tolerance for sweet woodruff:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Woodruff are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Jackson 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 sweet woodruff and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Jackson. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Jackson may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jackson there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your sweet woodruff if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jackson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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