When to Plant Sweetscented Bedstraw in Sykesville, MD

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Sykesville can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweetscented Bedstraw do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
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The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Sykesville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sykesville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sykesville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sykesville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweetscented bedstraw if you have a surprise 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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