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

By using the USDA zone info for Fremont it's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant scutellaria.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

Scutellaria are not cold tolerant which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Fremont 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your scutellaria indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fremont. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fremont is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fremont it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your scutellaria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fremont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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