One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

One way of determining when it's the best time to plant forget-me-not is to check out the USDA zone info for Acworth.

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 some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Acworth is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your forget-me-not may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Acworth. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Acworth is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Acworth you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your forget-me-not if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Acworth

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Acworth

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Acworth.