When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Millersville, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The USDA zone info for Millersville can be looked at to figure out when you can plant bishop's weed.


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.

You can plant bishop's weed a lot earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Millersville 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. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Millersville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Millersville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Millersville you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your bishop's weed in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Millersville

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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