One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's the best time to plant scutellaria by looking at the USDA zone info for Huron.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

Scutellaria are not cold tolerant which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Huron 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your scutellaria indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Huron. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Huron is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Huron there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Huron

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Huron

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Huron.