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.

The first opportunity to plant monkey flower in Sheridan should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You really shouldn't plant monkey flower until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Sheridan is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your monkey flower indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Sheridan. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sheridan is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sheridan there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sheridan

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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