Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fairview you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant black eyed susans by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Black Eyed Susans do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Fairview 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fairview. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fairview may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fairview last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your black eyed susans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairview

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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