One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Scott City you can figure out when to plant rosemary by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Rosemary

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

Rosemary are very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant rosemary in Scott City 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 rosemary and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your rosemary may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your rosemary indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Scott City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Scott City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Scott City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your rosemary in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Scott City

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 Low	0°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 Scott City

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