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.

The USDA zone info for Palmyra should be reviewed to figure out when it's the best time to plant roses.

Planting Calendar for Roses

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

Roses do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant roses in Palmyra 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 roses and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your roses may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your roses indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Palmyra. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Palmyra is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Palmyra it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your roses in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palmyra

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 Palmyra

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Palmyra.