When to Plant Scutellaria in Sykesville, 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.

You should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant scutellaria by looking at the USDA zone info for Sykesville.


Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant scutellaria until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Sykesville is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your scutellaria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Sykesville 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 Sykesville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sykesville there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your scutellaria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sykesville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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