When to Plant Nolana in Millville, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Millville you will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant nolana.


Planting Calendar for Nolana

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

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

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A good time to plant nolana
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant nolana
Probably not a good time to plant nolana

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Millville. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Millville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Millville last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your nolana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Millville

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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