One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Rocky Mount you will be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant sweet woodruff.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

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

You can plant sweet woodruff a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Rocky Mount 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Rocky Mount. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Rocky Mount is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Rocky Mount there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your sweet woodruff in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rocky Mount

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 Rocky Mount

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