When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Hummelstown, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when to plant bishop's weed is to refer to the USDA zone info for Hummelstown.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed tend to make it in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Hummelstown 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Hummelstown. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hummelstown is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hummelstown last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your bishop's weed in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hummelstown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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