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

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Munster you should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant scutellaria.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since scutellaria do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Munster 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Munster is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Munster you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Munster

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.

Plants to Grow in Munster

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