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.

A common way of determining when you can plant scutellaria is to examine the USDA zone info for Gautier.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since scutellaria require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Gautier 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your scutellaria indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Gautier. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Gautier is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Gautier there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gautier

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Gautier

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