One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant skullcap in Murrysville by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

Frost tolerance for skullcap:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant skullcap until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in Murrysville 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 skullcap and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your skullcap may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your skullcap indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Murrysville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Murrysville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Murrysville last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your skullcap if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Murrysville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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

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