When to Plant Sweet Williams in Somerdale, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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 determine when you can plant sweet williams in Somerdale by referring to 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.

You can plant sweet williams a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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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 Somerdale 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. Starting your sweet williams indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Somerdale. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Somerdale is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Somerdale it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your sweet williams in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Somerdale

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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