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.

The first opportunity to plant baby blue eyes in Chesapeake should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant baby blue eyes a 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 baby blue eyes in Chesapeake 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your baby blue eyes indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Chesapeake. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Chesapeake is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Chesapeake it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your baby blue eyes in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chesapeake

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 Chesapeake

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