One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant monkey flower by reviewing the USDA zone info for Brookfield.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since monkey flower do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Brookfield 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. If you wait any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your monkey flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Brookfield. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Brookfield may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Brookfield there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your monkey flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Brookfield

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.

Plants to Grow in Brookfield

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