When to Plant Trifolium in Tenafly, NJ

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The first opportunity to plant trifolium in Tenafly should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Trifolium

Frost tolerance for trifolium: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Trifolium do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Tenafly is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trifolium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Tenafly is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Tenafly there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your trifolium if you have one of those late frosts.

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 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 Tenafly

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