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

You can estimate when you can plant skullcap in North Tonawanda by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant skullcap until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in North Tonawanda 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 skullcap and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your skullcap may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your skullcap 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 North Tonawanda. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Tonawanda is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in North Tonawanda it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your skullcap in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Tonawanda

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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