The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant baby's breath in Rock Springs by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Baby's Breath do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Rock Springs 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's breath and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your baby's breath indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Rock Springs. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Rock Springs may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Rock Springs last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your baby's breath in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rock Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Rock Springs

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