When to Plant Monkey Flower in Corbin, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant monkey flower is to examine the USDA zone info for Corbin.


Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant monkey flower until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant monkey flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant monkey flower
Probably not a good time to plant monkey flower

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Corbin is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your monkey flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Corbin. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Corbin and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Corbin you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your monkey flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Corbin

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 Low0°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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