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.

The first opportunity to plant scutellaria in Ocean Shores can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Ocean Shores 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Ocean Shores. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Ocean Shores is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Ocean Shores it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your scutellaria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ocean Shores

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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