When to Plant Gazania in Egg Harbor City, NJ

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Egg Harbor City should be read to figure out when it's a good idea to plant gazania.

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Planting Calendar for Gazania

Frost tolerance for gazania: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant gazania slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Egg Harbor City is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gazania and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your gazania may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your gazania indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Egg Harbor City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Egg Harbor City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Egg Harbor City it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your gazania in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Egg Harbor City

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 Low0°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.

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