When to Plant Nierembergia in Somers Point, NJ

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.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant nierembergia by using the USDA zone info for Somers Point.


Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

Nierembergia require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Somers Point 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your nierembergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Somers Point is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Somers Point last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your nierembergia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Somers Point

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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