When to Plant Brunfelsia in Hudson Falls, NY

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant brunfelsia in Hudson Falls by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

Frost tolerance for brunfelsia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Brunfelsia require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant brunfelsia
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The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Hudson Falls is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brunfelsia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hudson Falls. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hudson Falls is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Hudson Falls you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your brunfelsia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hudson Falls

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.

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