One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's a good idea to plant sweet woodruff by referring to the USDA zone info for Ellisville.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

Frost tolerance for sweet woodruff:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Woodruff do well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Ellisville 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 sweet woodruff and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Ellisville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Ellisville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Ellisville there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your sweet woodruff if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ellisville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Ellisville

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