Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 ajuga in Germantown by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant ajuga much earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Germantown is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Germantown you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your ajuga if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Germantown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Germantown

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