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

A way of getting a good idea when you can plant sweet potatos is to check out the USDA zone info for Keansburg.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potatos

Frost tolerance for sweet potatos:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant sweet potatos until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potatos in Keansburg 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 sweet potatos and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweet potatos may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet potatos indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Keansburg is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Keansburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your sweet potatos in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Keansburg

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.

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