One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant bishop's weed in Monticello should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed do ok in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Monticello is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Monticello. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Monticello is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Monticello you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your bishop's weed in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Monticello

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.

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