One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Kennesaw it's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant blue throatwort.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant blue throatwort until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Kennesaw 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kennesaw. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kennesaw may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kennesaw last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your blue throatwort if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kennesaw

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.

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