One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant gazania in Red Bank by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gazania

Frost tolerance for gazania:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since gazania do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Red Bank is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gazania and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your gazania may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gazania indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Red Bank may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary 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 gazania 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 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 Red Bank

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