When to Plant Heuchera in Haddon Heights, NJ

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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.

A way of making a decision about when you can plant heuchera is to examine the USDA zone info for Haddon Heights.


Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

Since heuchera are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Haddon Heights 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 heuchera and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your heuchera may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your heuchera indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Haddon Heights the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Haddon Heights is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Haddon Heights it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your heuchera in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Haddon Heights

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 Haddon Heights

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