Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when to plant sweet woodruff is to use the USDA zone info for West Mifflin.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

Frost tolerance for sweet woodruff:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sweet woodruff just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in West Mifflin 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 the last frost has passed is on April 15 in West Mifflin. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for West Mifflin is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in West Mifflin last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your sweet woodruff if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Mifflin

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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