Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant ajuga in Saline should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Ajuga do well in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Saline 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 ajuga and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your ajuga may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your ajuga indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Saline. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Saline may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Saline it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your ajuga in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Saline

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 Saline

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