When to Plant Bidens in Englewood Cliffs, 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.

You can estimate when to plant bidens in Englewood Cliffs by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bidens

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

You should not plant bidens until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Englewood Cliffs. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Englewood Cliffs is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Englewood Cliffs there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bidens if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Englewood Cliffs

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.

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