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

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant forget-me-not is to use the USDA zone info for Dunedin.

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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Dunedin 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Dunedin. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Dunedin is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Dunedin you get a frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your forget-me-not if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dunedin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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