Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant myosotis in Silverton should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

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

You can plant myosotis a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Silverton 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. If you wait any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Silverton. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Silverton is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Silverton you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your myosotis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Silverton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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