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

In Palisades Park you can determine when it's a good idea to plant basket of gold by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

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

Basket of Gold can survive in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Palisades Park 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 basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your basket of gold indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Palisades Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Palisades Park is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Palisades Park you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your basket of gold in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palisades Park

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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