One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant skullcap is to look at the USDA zone info for Olmsted Falls.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

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

You really shouldn't plant skullcap until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in Olmsted Falls 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 the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Olmsted Falls. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Olmsted Falls may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Olmsted Falls it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your skullcap if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Olmsted 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.

Plants to Grow in Olmsted Falls

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