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.

It's a good idea to estimate when you can plant skullcap by using the USDA zone info for Lewisburg.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

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

It's a bad idea to plant skullcap until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in Lewisburg 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your skullcap indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lewisburg. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lewisburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lewisburg there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your skullcap in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lewisburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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