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 monkey flower in Palmerton should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant monkey flower until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Palmerton 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. If you wait any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Palmerton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palmerton is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Palmerton it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your monkey flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palmerton

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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