Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 you can plant aegopodium by looking at the USDA zone info for New Albany.

Planting Calendar for Aegopodium

Frost tolerance for aegopodium:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant aegopodium earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant aegopodium in New Albany 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 aegopodium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aegopodium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your aegopodium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in New Albany. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for New Albany is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in New Albany last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your aegopodium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Albany

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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