When to Plant Ajuga in Snoqualmie, WA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Snoqualmie it's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant ajuga.


Planting Calendar for Ajuga

Frost tolerance for ajuga: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Ajuga can survive in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Snoqualmie is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Snoqualmie last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your ajuga in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Snoqualmie

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.

Plants to Grow in Snoqualmie

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