The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Rutherford you can determine when it's possible to plant brachycome by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

Frost tolerance for brachycome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant brachycome until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in Rutherford 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 brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brachycome may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your brachycome indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Rutherford. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rutherford is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Rutherford there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your brachycome if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rutherford

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 Rutherford

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