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 earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Bedford can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

It's not a good idea to plant blue throatwort until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Bedford 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Bedford. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bedford is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bedford it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to protect your blue throatwort in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bedford

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.

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