One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant ajuga by looking at the USDA zone info for Sherwood.

Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Ajuga are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Sherwood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sherwood is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Sherwood you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your ajuga in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sherwood

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.

Plants to Grow in Sherwood

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sherwood.