One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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 reviewing the USDA zone info for Farmington you should be able to estimate when it's possible to plant blue throatwort.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant blue throatwort until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Farmington 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your blue throatwort may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Farmington. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Farmington may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Farmington last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your blue throatwort if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Farmington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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