One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Alvin you will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant ajuga.

Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Ajuga do well in cold weather which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Alvin is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant ajuga and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your ajuga may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your ajuga indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Alvin. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Alvin is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Alvin you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your ajuga in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alvin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Alvin

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