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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant blue throatwort in Lubbock by looking at 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.

You really shouldn't plant blue throatwort until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Lubbock 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your blue throatwort may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your blue throatwort indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Lubbock. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lubbock may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lubbock there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your blue throatwort if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lubbock

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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