The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Oakland you can determine when it's a good idea to plant sweet woodruff by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Oakland 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 really do well. Starting your sweet woodruff indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Oakland the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Oakland is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Oakland it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet woodruff if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oakland

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 Oakland

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