When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Draper, UT

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.

In Draper you can figure out when it's possible to plant bishop's weed by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed do ok in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Draper 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Draper. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Draper may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Draper you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Draper

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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