When to Plant Sweet Woodruff in Upper Sandusky, OH

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The first chance to plant sweet woodruff in Upper Sandusky can be estimated by referring to 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.

Sweet Woodruff do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant sweet woodruff
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet woodruff
Probably not a good time to plant sweet woodruff

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Upper Sandusky 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. If you wait any later than that and your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Upper Sandusky. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Upper Sandusky may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Upper Sandusky there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sweet woodruff in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Upper Sandusky

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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