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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Scottsboro you will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant myosotis.

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 means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Scottsboro 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your myosotis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Scottsboro. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Scottsboro is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Scottsboro it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your myosotis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Scottsboro

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 Scottsboro

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