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 earliest that you can plant skullcap in Blanchester should be estimated by referring to 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 a bad idea to plant skullcap until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in Blanchester 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your skullcap may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your skullcap indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Blanchester. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Blanchester may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Blanchester last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your skullcap if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Blanchester

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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