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

You can figure out when you can plant oregano in Wilmore by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Oregano

Frost tolerance for oregano:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Oregano are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant oregano in Wilmore 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 oregano and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your oregano may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your oregano indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Wilmore. 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 Wilmore may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Wilmore you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your oregano if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wilmore

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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