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.

In Brookhaven you can estimate when to plant sweet woodruff by looking at 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 well in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Brookhaven 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. Any later than that and your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Brookhaven. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Brookhaven and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Brookhaven you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet woodruff in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brookhaven

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Brookhaven

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