One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant black eyed susans in Walker by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Black Eyed Susans do not do well in cold weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Walker 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Walker. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Walker may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Walker last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your black eyed susans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Walker

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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