Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In North Arlington you can figure out when it's possible to plant coreopsis by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Coreopsis

Frost tolerance for coreopsis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Coreopsis are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant coreopsis in North 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 coreopsis and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your coreopsis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your coreopsis indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for North Arlington is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in North Arlington you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your coreopsis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Arlington

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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