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

A common way of figuring out when you can plant lupine is to examine the USDA zone info for Bound Brook.

Planting Calendar for Lupine

Frost tolerance for lupine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Lupine do well in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lupine in Bound Brook 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 lupine and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lupine may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your lupine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Bound Brook the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

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 you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your lupine if you have a surprise late frost.

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.

Plants to Grow in Bound Brook

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Bound Brook.