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.

In Monroe you can figure out when to plant scutellaria by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since scutellaria are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Monroe 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your scutellaria indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Monroe the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Monroe is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Monroe you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monroe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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