When to Plant Blue Throatwort in Sheridan, 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.

In Sheridan you can determine when to plant blue throatwort by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant blue throatwort until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant blue throatwort
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant blue throatwort
Probably not a good time to plant blue throatwort

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Sheridan is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. Any later than that and 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 when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Sheridan. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Sheridan may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Sheridan you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sheridan

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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