One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

A common way of estimating when you can plant aegopodium is to use the USDA zone info for Sparta.

Planting Calendar for Aegopodium

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

Aegopodium do well in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant aegopodium in Sparta 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 aegopodium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your aegopodium may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your aegopodium indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Sparta. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sparta is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Sparta last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your aegopodium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sparta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Sparta

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sparta.