When to Plant Canna in Fair Lawn, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Fair Lawn you will be able to determine when it's possible to plant canna.


Planting Calendar for Canna

Frost tolerance for canna: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Canna require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant canna in Fair Lawn 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 canna and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your canna may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your canna indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fair Lawn. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fair Lawn is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Fair Lawn last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your canna if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fair Lawn

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 Fair Lawn

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