When to Plant Scutellaria in Elizabethtown, PA

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.

The first opportunity to plant scutellaria in Elizabethtown can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Scutellaria require warm weather which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Elizabethtown is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Elizabethtown. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Elizabethtown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Elizabethtown last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your scutellaria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Elizabethtown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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