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.

In Wheeling you can figure out when to plant scutellaria by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

You can not plant scutellaria until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Wheeling 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 fully mature. Starting your scutellaria indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Wheeling is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wheeling it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your scutellaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wheeling

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.

Plants to Grow in Wheeling

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