One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 figuring out when you can plant black eyed susans is to refer to the USDA zone info for Peachtree City.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant black eyed susans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Peachtree City 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Peachtree City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Peachtree City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Peachtree City it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your black eyed susans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Peachtree City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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