The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's the best time to plant snow-in summer is to consult the USDA zone info for Mount Arlington.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since snow-in summer are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Mount Arlington 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 snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your snow-in summer may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Mount Arlington. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Arlington is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Mount Arlington it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your snow-in summer if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Arlington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Mount Arlington

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