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

The best time to plant scutellaria in Pigeon Forge can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

Since scutellaria do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Pigeon Forge 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Pigeon Forge. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pigeon Forge may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Pigeon Forge there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your scutellaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pigeon Forge

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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