When to Plant Baby Blue Eyes in Freeburg, IL

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

In Freeburg you can figure out when to plant baby blue eyes by using 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 little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant baby blue eyes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby blue eyes
Probably not a good time to plant baby blue eyes

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Freeburg 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Freeburg. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Freeburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Freeburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your baby blue eyes in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Freeburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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