One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Schuyler you can determine when it's possible to plant ajuga by checking out 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 are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Schuyler 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. If you wait any later than that and your ajuga may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your ajuga indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Schuyler may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Schuyler it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your ajuga in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Schuyler

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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