One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant baby blue eyes in New Brighton can be figured out 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.

Baby Blue Eyes tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

In New Brighton the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for New Brighton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in New Brighton you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your baby blue eyes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Brighton

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.

Plants to Grow in New Brighton

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