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

In Garden City you can estimate when to plant black eyed susans by referring to 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.

You can not plant black eyed susans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Garden City 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. If you wait any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Garden City. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Garden City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Garden City it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your black eyed susans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Garden City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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