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 Grand Ledge you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant myosotis by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

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

You can plant myosotis a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Grand Ledge 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Grand Ledge. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Grand Ledge may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Grand Ledge you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your myosotis if you have one of those late frosts.

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.

Plants to Grow in Grand Ledge

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