Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 Yoakum should 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Since blue throatwort do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Yoakum is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Yoakum. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Yoakum may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Yoakum you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your blue throatwort in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Yoakum

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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