The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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.

In Paulsboro you can figure out when it's possible to plant garlic by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garlic

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

Garlic do well in cold which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant garlic in Paulsboro 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 garlic and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your garlic may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your garlic indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Paulsboro. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Paulsboro may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Paulsboro you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your garlic in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Paulsboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Paulsboro

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