When to Plant Sweet Williams in River Edge, NJ

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant sweet williams in River Edge by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

Frost tolerance for sweet williams: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Williams tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant sweet williams
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet williams
Probably not a good time to plant sweet williams

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in River Edge 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet williams indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in River Edge. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for River Edge is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in River Edge last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your sweet williams in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for River Edge

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.

Plants to Grow in River Edge

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