The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Holbrook should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You should not plant monkey flower until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Holbrook 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. Any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Holbrook. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Holbrook and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Holbrook you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Holbrook

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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