One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Princeton should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Blue Throatwort are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Princeton 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Princeton is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Princeton it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your blue throatwort if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Princeton

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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