Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant evolvulus is to check out the USDA zone info for Bound Brook.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

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

You really shouldn't plant evolvulus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Bound Brook 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your evolvulus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your evolvulus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bound Brook. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bound Brook is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bound Brook there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your evolvulus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bound Brook

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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