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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant monkey flower is to check out the USDA zone info for Grand Ledge.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

Monkey Flower require warm weather which tells us that it is 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 monkey flower in Grand Ledge 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. Any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Grand Ledge. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Grand Ledge is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Grand Ledge it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Ledge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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