One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's a good idea to plant forget-me-not by referring to the USDA zone info for Carteret.

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.

You can plant forget-me-not a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Carteret 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks 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 Carteret. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Carteret is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Carteret there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your forget-me-not if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Carteret

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.

Plants to Grow in Carteret

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