When to Plant Myosotis in Greenfield, IN

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant myosotis in Greenfield by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Myosotis

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

Myosotis can survive in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant myosotis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant myosotis
Probably not a good time to plant myosotis

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Greenfield 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your myosotis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Greenfield. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Greenfield and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Greenfield you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your myosotis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Greenfield

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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