When to Plant Nolana in Cliffside Park, NJ

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

By using the USDA zone info for Cliffside Park you should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant nolana.


Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Since nolana do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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Legend 
A good time to plant nolana
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant nolana
Probably not a good time to plant nolana

The earliest that you can plant nolana in Cliffside Park 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cliffside Park is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cliffside Park you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your nolana if you have a surprise 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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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.

Plants to Grow in Cliffside Park

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