When to Plant Lisianthus in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant lisianthus in Point Pleasant Beach should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant lisianthus until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant lisianthus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant lisianthus
Probably not a good time to plant lisianthus

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Point Pleasant Beach 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 lisianthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your lisianthus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lisianthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Point Pleasant Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Point Pleasant Beach you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lisianthus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Point Pleasant Beach

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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