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.

The first chance to plant forget-me-not in Suffern should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Forget-Me-Not tend to make it in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Suffern 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 forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your forget-me-not may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Suffern. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Suffern is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Suffern you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your forget-me-not if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Suffern

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Suffern

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Suffern.