When to Plant Primroses in Seaford, DE

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when to plant primroses by checking out the USDA zone info for Seaford.


Planting Calendar for Primroses

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

Primroses are very cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant primroses
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant primroses
Probably not a good time to plant primroses

The earliest that you can plant primroses in Seaford 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 primroses and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your primroses may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your primroses indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Seaford. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Seaford may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Seaford you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your primroses if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Seaford

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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 Seaford

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