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

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant sweet woodruff is to consult the USDA zone info for Bernardsville.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

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

Since sweet woodruff do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Bernardsville 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 really do well. Starting your sweet woodruff indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Bernardsville. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bernardsville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bernardsville there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your sweet woodruff if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bernardsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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