The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 opportunity to plant argyranthemum in Long Branch can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

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

You can not plant argyranthemum until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Long Branch 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your argyranthemum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Long Branch. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Long Branch is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Long Branch you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your argyranthemum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Long Branch

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.

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