One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when to plant monkey flower is to consult the USDA zone info for Wentzville.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

Monkey Flower do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Wentzville 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wentzville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Wentzville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your monkey flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wentzville

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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