Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when you can plant verbena by using the USDA zone info for Hoboken.

Planting Calendar for Verbena

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

Verbena do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant verbena in Hoboken 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 verbena and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your verbena may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your verbena indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hoboken. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hoboken may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hoboken it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your verbena if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hoboken

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Hoboken

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