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

In Derby 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.

Baby Blue Eyes do well in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Derby 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Derby the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Derby is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Derby there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your baby blue eyes in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Derby

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 Low	0°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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