One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant dianthus in Little Ferry should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dianthus

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

You can plant dianthus a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant dianthus in Little Ferry 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 dianthus and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your dianthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dianthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Little Ferry is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Little Ferry you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your dianthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Little Ferry

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.

Plants to Grow in Little Ferry

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