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

You should be able to figure out when you can plant impatiens by checking out the USDA zone info for Lynn.

Planting Calendar for Impatiens

Frost tolerance for impatiens:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since impatiens require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant impatiens in Lynn 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 impatiens and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your impatiens may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your impatiens indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lynn may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lynn you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your impatiens if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lynn

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 Lynn

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