One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 estimating when it's a good idea to plant bishop's weed is to consult the USDA zone info for Hobbs.

Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Hobbs 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bishop's weed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hobbs. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hobbs is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hobbs it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hobbs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Hobbs

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