Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when it's a good idea to plant monkey flower is to check out the USDA zone info for Park Forest.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

You really shouldn't plant monkey flower until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Park Forest 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Park Forest. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Park Forest is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Park Forest last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Park Forest

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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