When to Plant Sweetscented Bedstraw in Edinburg, TX

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Edinburg can be read to estimate when it's the best time to plant sweetscented bedstraw.


Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweetscented Bedstraw can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
Probably not a good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Edinburg 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 sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Edinburg. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Edinburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Edinburg it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edinburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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