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.

It's possible to estimate when you can plant calliopsis by using the USDA zone info for South Amboy.

Planting Calendar for Calliopsis

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

Since calliopsis do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in South Amboy. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for South Amboy is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in South Amboy you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your calliopsis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for South Amboy

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.

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