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.

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant eggplants is to refer to the USDA zone info for Perth Amboy.

Planting Calendar for Eggplants

Frost tolerance for eggplants:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since eggplants require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant eggplants in Perth Amboy is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant eggplants and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your eggplants may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your eggplants indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Perth Amboy. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Perth Amboy is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Perth Amboy it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your eggplants in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Perth Amboy

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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