One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant doronicum in New Haven should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Doronicum

Frost tolerance for doronicum:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since doronicum are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant doronicum in New Haven 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 doronicum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your doronicum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your doronicum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in New Haven. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for New Haven may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in New Haven you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your doronicum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Haven

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in New Haven

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