One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Batesville should be estimated by checking out 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.

Baby Blue Eyes do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Batesville 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. If you wait any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your baby blue eyes indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Batesville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Batesville is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Batesville you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your baby blue eyes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Batesville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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