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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant anchusa is to examine the USDA zone info for Matawan.

Planting Calendar for Anchusa

Frost tolerance for anchusa:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Anchusa do well in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Matawan is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Matawan you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your anchusa in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Matawan

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 Matawan

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