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 first opportunity to plant myosotis in Belle Plaine should be figured out by referring to 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.

Myosotis do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Belle Plaine is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Belle Plaine. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Belle Plaine is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Belle Plaine last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your myosotis if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belle Plaine

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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