When to Plant Baby Blue Eyes in Thief River Falls, MN

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.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Thief River Falls should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Baby Blue Eyes

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant baby blue eyes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby blue eyes
Probably not a good time to plant baby blue eyes

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Thief River Falls 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 baby blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your baby blue eyes indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Thief River Falls the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Thief River Falls may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Thief River Falls you get a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your baby blue eyes if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Thief River Falls

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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