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.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant baby blue eyes by looking at the USDA zone info for Kingsport.

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 can survive in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Kingsport 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. If you wait any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your baby blue eyes indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kingsport. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kingsport is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Kingsport it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your baby blue eyes in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kingsport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Kingsport

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