The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant blue throatwort by looking at the USDA zone info for Rexburg.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant blue throatwort until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Rexburg 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. Any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your blue throatwort indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Rexburg the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Rexburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Rexburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your blue throatwort if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rexburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

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

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