When to Plant Evolvulus in Wallington, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant evolvulus by reviewing the USDA zone info for Wallington.


Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

Frost tolerance for evolvulus: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Since evolvulus do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Wallington is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Wallington it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your evolvulus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wallington

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.

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