When to Plant Sweet Woodruff in Spotswood, NJ

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant sweet woodruff is to use the USDA zone info for Spotswood.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

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

Sweet Woodruff are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Spotswood 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 woodruff and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Spotswood. 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 Spotswood is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Spotswood you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your sweet woodruff if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spotswood

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.

Plants to Grow in Spotswood

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