One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

In Cheboygan you can determine when it's a good idea to plant monkey flower by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Cheboygan 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. If you wait any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your monkey flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Cheboygan. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cheboygan is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cheboygan you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cheboygan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

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

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