One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant sweet woodruff is to consult the USDA zone info for York.

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 just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in York 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for York is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in York you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your sweet woodruff in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for York

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.

Plants to Grow in York

You may be interested in your other planting guides for York.