One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when to plant sweet woodruff by using the USDA zone info for Franklin.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

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

Sweet Woodruff do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Franklin is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweet woodruff and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Franklin. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Franklin may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Franklin it frosts late in the year after February 15 so always be ready to cover your sweet woodruff if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Franklin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Franklin

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Franklin.