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

You should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant blue throatwort by using the USDA zone info for Rice Lake.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant blue throatwort until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Rice Lake is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. Any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your blue throatwort indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Rice Lake. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Rice Lake may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Rice Lake it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rice Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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