Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant baby blue eyes is to look at the USDA zone info for Summerfield.

Planting Calendar for Baby Blue Eyes

Frost tolerance for baby blue eyes:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since baby blue eyes do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Summerfield 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 blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Summerfield. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Summerfield is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Summerfield last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your baby blue eyes in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Summerfield

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.

Plants to Grow in Summerfield

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