When to Plant Forget-Me-Not in Cheyenne, WY

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant forget-me-not in Cheyenne by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Forget-Me-Not are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant forget-me-not
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant forget-me-not
Probably not a good time to plant forget-me-not

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Cheyenne 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 forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your forget-me-not may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Cheyenne. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cheyenne is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Cheyenne you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your forget-me-not in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cheyenne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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