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

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant monkey flower by reviewing the USDA zone info for Swainsboro.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Monkey Flower require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Swainsboro 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Swainsboro may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Swainsboro there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your monkey flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Swainsboro

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 Swainsboro

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