One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant black eyed susans is to check out the USDA zone info for Covington.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Black Eyed Susans are not cold tolerant which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Covington 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your black eyed susans indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Covington. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Covington is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Covington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your black eyed susans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Covington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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