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When to Plant Ashwagandha in Zone 5

In USDA zone 5, start seeds indoors around March 24, transplant or plant outdoors May 19 to November 15, and expect your first harvest around November 15.

Ashwagandha planting calendar for USDA Zone 5

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Start seeds indoors

Mar 24

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Transplant outdoors

May 19

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Projected first harvest

Nov 15

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 5a — approximate

Ashwagandha is ready to harvest in about 180 days. Dates use USDA zone 5a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 5 means for ashwagandha

Average last spring frost

May 5

Average first fall frost

October 1

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 5 gives you roughly 149 frost-free days, and ashwagandha need about 180 days to mature.

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