One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Margate City should be reffered to in order to figure out when it's the best time to plant plectranthus.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since plectranthus are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Margate City. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Margate City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Margate City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your plectranthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Margate City

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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