When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Roseville, MI

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.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant bishop's weed by reviewing the USDA zone info for Roseville.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since bishop's weed are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant bishop's weed
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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Roseville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Roseville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Roseville and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Roseville last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Roseville

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.

Plants to Grow in Roseville

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