The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Madras you can determine when to plant baby blue eyes by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant baby blue eyes a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Madras 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Madras. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Madras is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Madras last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your baby blue eyes if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Madras

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.

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