Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Canton should be reffered to in order to figure out when it's the best time to plant bishop's weed.

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 tend to make it in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Canton is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Canton. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Canton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Canton it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your bishop's weed in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Canton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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