The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Dunn can be reffered to in order to determine when you can plant baby's breath.

Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant baby's breath a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Dunn 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's breath and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your baby's breath indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Dunn and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dunn there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your baby's breath in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dunn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Dunn

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Dunn.