One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant trachelium is to refer to the USDA zone info for River Edge.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant trachelium until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in River Edge 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your trachelium 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.

Remember that USDA zone info for River Edge is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in River Edge last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your trachelium 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 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 River Edge

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