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.

In Cliffside Park you can estimate when it's possible to plant heuchera by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

Heuchera do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Cliffside Park 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 heuchera and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your heuchera may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your heuchera indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Cliffside Park is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cliffside Park there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your heuchera if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cliffside Park

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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