One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The USDA zone info for Atlantic City should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's a good idea to plant primroses.

Planting Calendar for Primroses

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

Primroses do well in cold which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant primroses in Atlantic City 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. If you wait any later than that and your primroses may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your primroses indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Atlantic City the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Atlantic City is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Atlantic City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your primroses if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Atlantic City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Atlantic City

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