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

You can determine when it's the best time to plant primroses in Pompton Lakes by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Primroses

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

Since primroses are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant primroses in Pompton Lakes 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 primroses and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your primroses may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your primroses indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Pompton Lakes. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pompton Lakes is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pompton Lakes you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your primroses in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pompton Lakes

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 Pompton Lakes

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