When to Plant Myosotis in Vandergrift, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The first chance to plant myosotis in Vandergrift can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Myosotis

Frost tolerance for myosotis: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Myosotis do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant myosotis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant myosotis
Probably not a good time to plant myosotis

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Vandergrift is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your myosotis indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Vandergrift. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Vandergrift may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Vandergrift you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your myosotis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vandergrift

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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