When to Plant Sweetscented Bedstraw in Renton, WA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant sweetscented bedstraw is to examine the USDA zone info for Renton.


Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweetscented Bedstraw are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
Probably not a good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Renton 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 sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Renton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Renton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Renton you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your sweetscented bedstraw if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Renton

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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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