The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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 figure out when it's the best time to plant blue throatwort in West Plains by checking out 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.

Since blue throatwort require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in West Plains 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in West Plains. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for West Plains and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in West Plains it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Plains

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 West Plains

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