When to Plant Baby Blue Eyes in Chehalis, WA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening 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 a good idea to estimate when it's the best time to plant baby blue eyes by referring to the USDA zone info for Chehalis.


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

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A good time to plant baby blue eyes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby blue eyes
Probably not a good time to plant baby blue eyes

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Chehalis 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Chehalis. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Chehalis is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Chehalis it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your baby blue eyes in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Chehalis

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 Chehalis

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