When to Plant Ajuga in Laramie, WY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant ajuga by referring to the USDA zone info for Laramie.


Planting Calendar for Ajuga

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

Ajuga are very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant ajuga
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant ajuga
Probably not a good time to plant ajuga

The earliest that you can plant ajuga in Laramie 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 ajuga and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your ajuga may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your ajuga indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Laramie. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Laramie is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Laramie you get a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your ajuga in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Laramie

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.

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