One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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 figure out when it's a good idea to plant monkey flower by reviewing the USDA zone info for Lynbrook.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Lynbrook 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lynbrook. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lynbrook is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lynbrook it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your monkey flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lynbrook

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 Lynbrook

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