One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant forget-me-not in Salisbury can be figured out by reviewing 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.

You can plant forget-me-not a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Salisbury 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Salisbury may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Salisbury you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your forget-me-not in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Salisbury

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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