When to Plant Blue Throatwort in Red Bank, NJ

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.

The USDA zone info for Red Bank should be used to estimate when it's the best time to plant blue throatwort.


Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Since blue throatwort do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant blue throatwort
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant blue throatwort
Probably not a good time to plant blue throatwort

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in Red Bank 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your blue throatwort may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Red Bank. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Red Bank is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Red Bank it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your blue throatwort in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Red Bank

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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