One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant blue throatwort in Luling by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

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 Luling 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 really do well. Starting your blue throatwort indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Luling the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Luling is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Luling last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your blue throatwort if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Luling

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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