The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bridgeton you can determine when you can plant plectranthus by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since plectranthus require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Bridgeton 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your plectranthus indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bridgeton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bridgeton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bridgeton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your plectranthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeton

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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