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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant blue throatwort in Excelsior Springs by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since blue throatwort are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Excelsior Springs 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Excelsior Springs. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Excelsior Springs is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Excelsior Springs you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your blue throatwort in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Excelsior Springs

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.

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