One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant sweetscented bedstraw by checking out the USDA zone info for Alexandria.

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 do ok in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Alexandria 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 grow to maturity. Starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Alexandria. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Alexandria and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Alexandria you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alexandria

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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