One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant tritoma is to use the USDA zone info for West New York.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Tritoma are very cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in West New York 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your tritoma may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your tritoma indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in West New York. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West New York is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in West New York you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your tritoma if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West New York

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.

Plants to Grow in West New York

You may be interested in your other planting guides for West New York.