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.

In Vidalia you can determine when it's a good idea to plant ajuga by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant ajuga earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Vidalia. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Vidalia is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Vidalia you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your ajuga if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Vidalia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Vidalia

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