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.

The USDA zone info for Murrysville should be used to determine when it's a good idea to plant baby blue eyes.

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 moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Murrysville 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. Any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your baby blue eyes indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Murrysville. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Murrysville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Murrysville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your baby blue eyes in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Murrysville

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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