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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant forget-me-not by referring to the USDA zone info for Celina.

Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant forget-me-not a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Celina 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 forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your forget-me-not may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Celina. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Celina is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Celina it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your forget-me-not if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Celina

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Celina

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Celina.