Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Naugatuck you can determine when it's a good idea to plant bidens by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bidens

Frost tolerance for bidens:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant bidens until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bidens in Naugatuck 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 bidens and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bidens may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bidens indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Naugatuck. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Naugatuck may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Naugatuck it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bidens if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Naugatuck

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.

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