One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

In Marquette you can estimate when it's possible to plant scutellaria by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant scutellaria until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Marquette 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Marquette. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Marquette is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Marquette you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marquette

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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