One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

One way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant impatiens is to examine the USDA zone info for Blakely.

Planting Calendar for Impatiens

Frost tolerance for impatiens:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since impatiens require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant impatiens in Blakely is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant impatiens and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your impatiens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your impatiens indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Blakely. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Blakely is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Blakely there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your impatiens if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Blakely

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Blakely

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