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.

The best time to plant bishop's weed in Shreveport should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bishop's weed much earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Shreveport 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Shreveport. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Shreveport is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Shreveport you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Shreveport

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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