One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Wauconda you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant blue throatwort by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

Blue Throatwort require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Wauconda 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Wauconda. 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 Wauconda is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wauconda you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your blue throatwort in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wauconda

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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