One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Milford you can determine when you can plant nemesia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

You can not plant nemesia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

In Milford the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Milford is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Milford you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your nemesia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Milford

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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.

Plants to Grow in Milford

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