The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant baby blue eyes in Higginsville 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.

Since baby blue eyes do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Higginsville is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your baby blue eyes indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Higginsville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Higginsville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Higginsville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your baby blue eyes in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Higginsville

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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