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

You should be able to figure out when to plant monkey flower by looking at the USDA zone info for Kingston.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since monkey flower do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Kingston 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your monkey flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Kingston. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Kingston may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kingston last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kingston

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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