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.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant forget-me-not is to examine the USDA zone info for Roscoe.

Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Forget-Me-Not tend to make it in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Roscoe 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 forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your forget-me-not may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your forget-me-not indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Roscoe. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Roscoe is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Roscoe last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your forget-me-not in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Roscoe

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.

Plants to Grow in Roscoe

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