One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

It's possible to determine when you can plant black eyed susans by checking out the USDA zone info for Bridgeville.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You really shouldn't plant black eyed susans until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Bridgeville 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bridgeville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bridgeville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bridgeville you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your black eyed susans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeville

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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