Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Keizer it's possible to estimate when it's a good idea to plant sweetscented bedstraw.

Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweetscented Bedstraw are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Keizer is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Keizer. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Keizer is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Keizer last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Keizer

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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