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.

In Brainerd you can figure out when to plant blue throatwort by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

You can not plant blue throatwort until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Brainerd is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your blue throatwort indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Brainerd the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Brainerd is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Brainerd there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Brainerd

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

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