One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A way of estimating when to plant myosotis is to check out the USDA zone info for Big Stone Gap.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

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

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

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Big Stone Gap 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your myosotis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Big Stone Gap. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Big Stone Gap is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Big Stone Gap last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your myosotis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Big Stone Gap

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 Big Stone Gap

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