One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

It's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant myosotis by referring to the USDA zone info for Garden City.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

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

Myosotis do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Garden City 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your myosotis indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Garden City the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Garden City is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Garden City last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your myosotis 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.

Plants to Grow in Garden City

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Garden City.