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

It's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant sweetscented bedstraw by reviewing the USDA zone info for Charlestown.

Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweetscented Bedstraw are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Charlestown is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Charlestown. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Charlestown and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Charlestown there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sweetscented bedstraw if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Charlestown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Charlestown

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Charlestown.