When to Plant Blue Throatwort in Jeanerette, LA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. 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 blue throatwort in Jeanerette should be figured out by using 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.

You can not plant blue throatwort until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant blue throatwort
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant blue throatwort
Probably not a good time to plant blue throatwort

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Jeanerette is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Jeanerette. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Jeanerette is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Jeanerette last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jeanerette

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 Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°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.

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