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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant sweet woodruff by reviewing the USDA zone info for Abilene.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

Frost tolerance for sweet woodruff:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Woodruff do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Abilene 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Abilene. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Abilene is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Abilene last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your sweet woodruff if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Abilene

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Abilene

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