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.

A common way of determining when you can plant blue throatwort is to use the USDA zone info for Keyser.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

Since blue throatwort require warm weather it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Keyser 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your blue throatwort may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your blue throatwort indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Keyser. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Keyser is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Keyser you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your blue throatwort in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Keyser

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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