When to Plant Euphorbia in Atlantic Highlands, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when you can plant euphorbia by checking out the USDA zone info for Atlantic Highlands.


Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant euphorbia a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant euphorbia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant euphorbia
Probably not a good time to plant euphorbia

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Atlantic Highlands 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your euphorbia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Atlantic Highlands. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Atlantic Highlands is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Atlantic Highlands last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your euphorbia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Atlantic Highlands

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Atlantic Highlands

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