When to Plant Sweet Woodruff in Bel Air, MD

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when to plant sweet woodruff by looking at the USDA zone info for Bel Air.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

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

You can plant sweet woodruff a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant sweet woodruff
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet woodruff
Probably not a good time to plant sweet woodruff

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Bel Air 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 sweet woodruff and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your sweet woodruff indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Bel Air the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bel Air may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Bel Air there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet woodruff if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bel Air

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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