The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant scutellaria by referring to the USDA zone info for Kannapolis.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

Scutellaria require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Kannapolis 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your scutellaria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Kannapolis. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Kannapolis is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Kannapolis you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your scutellaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kannapolis

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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