Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant blue throatwort is to consult the USDA zone info for Bogalusa.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

You really shouldn't plant blue throatwort until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Bogalusa 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. If you are starting your blue throatwort indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Bogalusa. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bogalusa is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bogalusa you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bogalusa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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