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

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant monkey flower by looking at the USDA zone info for Jackson.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Jackson is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. 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 all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Jackson. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Jackson is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jackson there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your monkey flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jackson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Jackson

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