One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Canandaigua you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant black eyed susans by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant black eyed susans until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Canandaigua 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your black eyed susans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Canandaigua. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Canandaigua is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Canandaigua there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your black eyed susans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Canandaigua

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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