One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant ajuga in Virginia by checking out 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.

Since ajuga are very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Virginia 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 ajuga and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your ajuga may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your ajuga indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Virginia. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -35°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Virginia and it is different every year. Half of the time in Virginia last frost occurs after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your ajuga if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Virginia

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.

Plants to Grow in Virginia

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Virginia.