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

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant blue throatwort is to check out the USDA zone info for Bloomington.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

Since blue throatwort require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Bloomington 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your blue throatwort may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bloomington. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bloomington is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bloomington there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your blue throatwort in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bloomington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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