When to Plant Baby Blue Eyes in Tiffin, OH

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

You will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant baby blue eyes by checking out the USDA zone info for Tiffin.


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 do well in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant baby blue eyes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby blue eyes
Probably not a good time to plant baby blue eyes

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Tiffin 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Tiffin. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Tiffin may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Tiffin you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your baby blue eyes in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tiffin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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