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

The first opportunity to plant sweet woodruff in Marietta should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

Frost tolerance for sweet woodruff:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since sweet woodruff do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Marietta 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 sweet woodruff and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sweet woodruff 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 Marietta. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Marietta and it is different every year. Half of the time in Marietta last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your sweet woodruff in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marietta

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.

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