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.

The USDA zone info for Taneytown can be looked at to figure out when you can plant skullcap.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

Frost tolerance for skullcap:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since skullcap do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in Taneytown 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 skullcap and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your skullcap may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your skullcap indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Taneytown the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Taneytown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Taneytown last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your skullcap in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Taneytown

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 Low	0°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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