When to Plant Feverfew in Somerville, NJ

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

You can determine when to plant feverfew in Somerville by checking out the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Feverfew

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

You can plant feverfew a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant feverfew in Somerville 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 feverfew and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your feverfew may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your feverfew indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Somerville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Somerville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Somerville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your feverfew in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Somerville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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