The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Franklin Lakes you should be able to estimate when you can plant campanula.

Planting Calendar for Campanula

Frost tolerance for campanula:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Campanula are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant campanula in Franklin Lakes is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant campanula and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your campanula may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your campanula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Franklin Lakes. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Franklin Lakes is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Franklin Lakes you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your campanula in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Franklin Lakes

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Franklin Lakes

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