The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant skullcap is to check out the USDA zone info for La Grange.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

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

Since skullcap are not cold tolerant you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in La Grange 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 skullcap and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your skullcap may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your skullcap indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in La Grange. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for La Grange is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in La Grange it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your skullcap if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Grange

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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