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

In Belvidere you can determine when it's possible to plant baby blue eyes by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Baby Blue Eyes

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

You can plant baby blue eyes a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Belvidere 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 baby blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your baby blue eyes indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Belvidere. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Belvidere is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Belvidere you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your baby blue eyes if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belvidere

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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