When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Berlin, NJ

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 should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant bishop's weed by referring to the USDA zone info for Berlin.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed can survive in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Berlin 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your bishop's weed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Berlin. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Berlin is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Berlin you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your bishop's weed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Berlin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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