Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when to plant bishop's weed by referring to the USDA zone info for Baytown.

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.

You can plant bishop's weed quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Baytown 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. 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 February 15 in Baytown. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Baytown is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Baytown it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baytown

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.

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