One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

A way of making a decision about when you can plant basket of gold is to look at the USDA zone info for Bergenfield.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

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

Since basket of gold are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them much earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Bergenfield 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 basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your basket of gold indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bergenfield. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bergenfield is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bergenfield you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your basket of gold if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bergenfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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