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.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant skullcap in Converse by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

Frost tolerance for skullcap:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant skullcap until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in Converse 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 skullcap and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your skullcap may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your skullcap indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Converse. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Converse is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Converse it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your skullcap in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Converse

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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