Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Bridgeton can be used to estimate when it's possible to plant nierembergia.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant nierembergia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Bridgeton 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your nierembergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bridgeton. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bridgeton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bridgeton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your nierembergia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeton

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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