One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Franklin Lakes you will be able to figure out when you can plant forget-me-not.

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 are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Franklin Lakes 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. If you wait any later than that and your forget-me-not may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Franklin Lakes. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Franklin Lakes is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Franklin Lakes there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your forget-me-not if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Franklin Lakes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

Plants to Grow in Franklin Lakes

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Franklin Lakes.