When to Plant Sweet Woodruff in Molalla, OR

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

In Molalla you can determine when it's possible to plant sweet woodruff 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.

You can plant sweet woodruff a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Molalla 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Molalla. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Molalla is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Molalla there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sweet woodruff in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Molalla

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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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