The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Valdosta you can determine when it's the best time to plant myosotis by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

Frost tolerance for myosotis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Myosotis do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Valdosta 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Valdosta. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Valdosta may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Valdosta it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your myosotis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Valdosta

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 Valdosta

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