When to Plant Baby Blue Eyes in Colonial Heights, VA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant baby blue eyes by using the USDA zone info for Colonial Heights.


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.

Since baby blue eyes are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant baby blue eyes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby blue eyes
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The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Colonial Heights 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 really do well. 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Colonial Heights. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Colonial Heights is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Colonial Heights last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your baby blue eyes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Colonial Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Colonial Heights

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