When to Plant Blue Throatwort in Woodinville, WA

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.

It's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant blue throatwort by checking out the USDA zone info for Woodinville.


Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

Blue Throatwort are not cold tolerant which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Woodinville 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. If you wait any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Woodinville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Woodinville you get a frost 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 Woodinville

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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