One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Bentonville you can determine when it's the best time to plant black eyed susans by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant black eyed susans until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Bentonville 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bentonville. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bentonville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bentonville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your black eyed susans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bentonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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