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 it's possible to plant sweet woodruff by reviewing the USDA zone info for Monongahela.

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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Monongahela 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 few weeks earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Monongahela is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Monongahela last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your sweet woodruff if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monongahela

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 Low	0°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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