Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bessemer City you can figure out when to plant ajuga by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ajuga

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

Ajuga do well in cold which means that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Bessemer 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 ajuga and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your ajuga may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your ajuga indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bessemer City. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bessemer City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bessemer City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your ajuga in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bessemer City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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