When to Plant Blue Throatwort in Pleasant Garden, NC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pleasant Garden you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant blue throatwort by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant blue throatwort until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant blue throatwort
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant blue throatwort
Probably not a good time to plant blue throatwort

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Pleasant Garden 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. If you wait any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your blue throatwort indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pleasant Garden. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pleasant Garden is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pleasant Garden you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your blue throatwort if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pleasant Garden

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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