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

By using the USDA zone info for Birmingham it's possible to determine when it's possible to plant myosotis.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

Frost tolerance for myosotis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Myosotis do well in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Birmingham 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Birmingham. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Birmingham 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 Birmingham it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your myosotis if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Birmingham

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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