One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant monarda by using the USDA zone info for Pascagoula.

Planting Calendar for Monarda

Frost tolerance for monarda:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Monarda can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant monarda in Pascagoula 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 monarda and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your monarda may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your monarda indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Pascagoula. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pascagoula 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 Pascagoula it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your monarda if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pascagoula

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Pascagoula

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