One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Barrington it's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant monkey flower.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant monkey flower until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Barrington. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Barrington may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Barrington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your monkey flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Barrington

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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