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.

In Fernley you can figure out when to plant monkey flower by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Fernley 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fernley. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fernley is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fernley you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your monkey flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fernley

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 Fernley

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