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When to Plant Baby Blue Eyes in Wisconsin Rapids, WI

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.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant baby blue eyes by referring to the USDA zone info for Wisconsin Rapids.

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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.

Baby Blue Eyes tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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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 Wisconsin Rapids is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. 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 little bit earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Wisconsin Rapids. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wisconsin Rapids may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Wisconsin Rapids there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your baby blue eyes in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wisconsin Rapids

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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