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.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant angelonia is to examine the USDA zone info for Ventnor City.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

You can plant angelonia just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Ventnor City 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 angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your angelonia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Ventnor City. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ventnor City is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Ventnor City last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your angelonia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ventnor City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Ventnor City

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