One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant blue throatwort is to consult the USDA zone info for Englewood Cliffs.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant blue throatwort until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your blue throatwort 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 Englewood Cliffs. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Englewood Cliffs is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Englewood Cliffs last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort if you have a surprise late frost.

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 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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