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

The earliest that you can plant impatiens in Atlantic Highlands should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Impatiens

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

Impatiens require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant impatiens in Atlantic Highlands 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 impatiens and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your impatiens may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your impatiens indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Atlantic Highlands 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 Highlands is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Atlantic Highlands there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your impatiens if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Atlantic Highlands

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 Highlands

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