Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Cortland you can figure out when you can plant baby blue eyes by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Baby Blue Eyes

Frost tolerance for baby blue eyes:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Baby Blue Eyes are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Cortland 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 baby blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Cortland and it is different every year. Half of the time in Cortland there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your baby blue eyes if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cortland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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