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

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant scutellaria by reviewing the USDA zone info for Clarksburg.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant scutellaria until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Clarksburg 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Clarksburg the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Clarksburg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Clarksburg you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scutellaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clarksburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Clarksburg

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