One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 determine when you can plant lantana by looking at the USDA zone info for Tenafly.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

Frost tolerance for lantana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant lantana until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Tenafly. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Tenafly may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Tenafly last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your lantana if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tenafly

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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