The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Newark should be reffered to in order to estimate when to plant euphorbia.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Euphorbia tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Newark is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Newark. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Newark is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Newark last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your euphorbia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Newark

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.

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