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

The USDA zone info for Baxter should be looked at to figure out when you can plant black eyed susans.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since black eyed susans are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Baxter is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Baxter. You should expect an average low temperature of -35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Baxter 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 Baxter you get a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your black eyed susans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baxter

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

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