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.

One way of getting a good idea when you can plant forget-me-not is to check out the USDA zone info for Shelby.

Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Forget-Me-Not do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Shelby 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 forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your forget-me-not may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Shelby. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Shelby is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Shelby last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your forget-me-not if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shelby

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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