One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Santaquin should be reviewed to determine when to plant myosotis.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

Frost tolerance for myosotis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Myosotis do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Santaquin 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Santaquin. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Santaquin is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Santaquin you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your myosotis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Santaquin

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Santaquin

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