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 Iola you can figure out when it's possible to plant forget-me-not by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Iola 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your forget-me-not may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your forget-me-not indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Iola. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Iola is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Iola you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your forget-me-not in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Iola

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.

Plants to Grow in Iola

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