Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Muskegon you can estimate when you can plant monkey flower by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Muskegon 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Muskegon. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Muskegon may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Muskegon you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Muskegon

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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