Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant forget-me-not in Rainsville by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant forget-me-not a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Rainsville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Rainsville and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Rainsville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your forget-me-not if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rainsville

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.

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