The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pataskala you can determine when you can plant scutellaria by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

You really shouldn't plant scutellaria until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Pataskala 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Pataskala. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pataskala may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pataskala you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your scutellaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pataskala

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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