One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 can estimate when to plant monkey flower in Fort Meade by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 a bad idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Fort Meade 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. Starting your monkey flower indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Fort Meade. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fort Meade is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Meade you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Meade

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 Fort Meade

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