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

A common way of estimating when you can plant baby's breath is to examine the USDA zone info for Punxsutawney.

Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant baby's breath a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Punxsutawney 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's breath and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your baby's breath indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Punxsutawney may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Punxsutawney it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your baby's breath if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Punxsutawney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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