When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Bristow, OK

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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Bristow you will be able to determine when to plant bishop's weed.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed are very cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant bishop's weed
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bishop's weed
Probably not a good time to plant bishop's weed

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Bristow 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bristow. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Bristow and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bristow last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bristow

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Bristow

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