When to Plant Ajuga in Annapolis, MD

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant ajuga is to check out the USDA zone info for Annapolis.


Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant ajuga much earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant ajuga
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant ajuga
Probably not a good time to plant ajuga

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Annapolis 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 ajuga and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your ajuga may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your ajuga indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Annapolis the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Annapolis is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Annapolis last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your ajuga if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Annapolis

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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