The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when to plant creeping phlox is to look at the USDA zone info for West Haverstraw.

Planting Calendar for Creeping Phlox

Frost tolerance for creeping phlox:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Creeping Phlox tend to make it in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant creeping phlox in West Haverstraw 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 creeping phlox and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your creeping phlox may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your creeping phlox indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in West Haverstraw. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for West Haverstraw may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in West Haverstraw you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your creeping phlox if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Haverstraw

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in West Haverstraw

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