When to Plant Salpiglossis in Kearny, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Kearny you can estimate when it's possible to plant salpiglossis by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

Frost tolerance for salpiglossis: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

You should not plant salpiglossis until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant salpiglossis
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The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Kearny 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your salpiglossis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your salpiglossis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kearny is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Kearny last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your salpiglossis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kearny

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.

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