One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Mendota you can estimate when it's possible to plant forget-me-not by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since forget-me-not are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Mendota 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 forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your forget-me-not may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Mendota. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mendota is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Mendota you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your forget-me-not in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mendota

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 Mendota

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