One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when you can plant sweetscented bedstraw is to check out the USDA zone info for Battle Creek.

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.

Since sweetscented bedstraw are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Battle Creek 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Battle Creek. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Battle Creek is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Battle Creek you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweetscented bedstraw in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Battle Creek

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

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

Plants to Grow in Battle Creek

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