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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Bradley Beach it's possible to figure out when you can plant cerastium.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

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

You can plant cerastium just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Bradley Beach 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 cerastium and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your cerastium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cerastium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bradley Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bradley Beach you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your cerastium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bradley Beach

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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