When to Plant Baby Blue Eyes in Schuylkill Haven, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Schuylkill Haven you can determine when to plant baby blue eyes by reviewing 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.

You can plant baby blue eyes just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant baby blue eyes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby blue eyes
Probably not a good time to plant baby blue eyes

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Schuylkill Haven 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Schuylkill Haven. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Schuylkill Haven is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Schuylkill Haven last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your baby blue eyes in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Schuylkill Haven

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 Low0°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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