When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Ville Platte, LA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 it's a good idea to plant bishop's weed in Ville Platte by checking out the USDA zone info.

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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 quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant bishop's weed
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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Ville Platte 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your bishop's weed indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Ville Platte the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ville Platte is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Ville Platte it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your bishop's weed in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ville Platte

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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