The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant lisianthus in Little Ferry should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

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

You can not plant lisianthus until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Little Ferry 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 lisianthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lisianthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lisianthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is 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 may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Little Ferry it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your lisianthus 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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