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.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant trachelium is to refer to the USDA zone info for Atlantic City.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant trachelium until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Atlantic City 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Atlantic City. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Atlantic City is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Atlantic City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your trachelium in the event of one of those late frosts.

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

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Atlantic City.