One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when to plant flax is to refer to the USDA zone info for Enumclaw.

Planting Calendar for Flax

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

Flax are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Enumclaw. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Enumclaw may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Enumclaw it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your flax in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Enumclaw

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 Enumclaw

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