One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's possible to plant monkey flower by using the USDA zone info for Clay.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Clay 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your monkey flower may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Clay. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Clay is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Clay last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clay

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Clay

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Clay.