Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Bartow should be read to figure out when it's possible to plant forget-me-not.

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.

Forget-Me-Not do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Bartow 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. If you wait any later than that and your forget-me-not may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your forget-me-not indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bartow is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bartow you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your forget-me-not if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bartow

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.

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