Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not

Myosotis sylvatica

Start forget-me-not indoors 9 weeks before your last spring frost, then plant out around your last spring frost. Space plants 6 in (15 cm) apart.

Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5 · source

When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

Last spring frost
First fall frost

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Optimal Indoor Start

From seedRecommended
  1. Start indoors9 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. Begin hardening off1 week before your last spring frost
  3. Plant outaround your last spring frost
  4. First harvestabout 120 days after sowing

Growing forget-me-not

Spacing in the row
6 in (15 cm)
Between rows
10 in (25 cm)
Sun
Partial Shade
Mature height
6-12 in
Life cycle
Biennial

Feeding

How often
At planting only. Work in compost or a slow-release balanced feed; forget-me-nots are light feeders and extra nitrogen gives leggy plants with fewer flowers.

Your forget-me-not, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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