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When to Plant Sweet Sultan in Egg Harbor City, NJ

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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Egg Harbor City it's possible to figure out when you can plant sweet sultan.

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Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

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

Sweet Sultan are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet sultan may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your sweet sultan indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Egg Harbor City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Egg Harbor City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sweet sultan in the event of a late frost.

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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