When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Tullahoma, TN

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

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant bishop's weed is to consult the USDA zone info for Tullahoma.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed are very cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Tullahoma 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bishop's weed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Tullahoma. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Tullahoma is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Tullahoma it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your bishop's weed in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tullahoma

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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.

Plants to Grow in Tullahoma

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