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.

In Wappingers Falls you can estimate when you can plant bishop's weed by using the USDA zone info.

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.

Since bishop's weed do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Wappingers Falls 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. 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 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 Wappingers Falls. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Wappingers Falls is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Wappingers Falls there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wappingers Falls

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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