Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Redmond should be read to determine when it's a good idea to plant blue throatwort.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

Since blue throatwort are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Redmond 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Redmond. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Redmond may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Redmond last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your blue throatwort in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Redmond

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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