The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Freehold can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

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

Sanvitalia are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Freehold 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 sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sanvitalia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sanvitalia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Freehold. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Freehold is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Freehold last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sanvitalia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Freehold

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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