One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant baby blue eyes by referring to the USDA zone info for Lincoln.

Planting Calendar for Baby Blue Eyes

Frost tolerance for baby blue eyes:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant baby blue eyes just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Lincoln is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant baby blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your baby blue eyes indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Lincoln the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lincoln is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lincoln it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your baby blue eyes in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lincoln

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Lincoln

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