When to Plant Polygonums in Briarcliff Manor, NY

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant polygonums in Briarcliff Manor can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Polygonums

Frost tolerance for polygonums: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Since polygonums require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Briarcliff Manor 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 polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your polygonums may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your polygonums indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Briarcliff Manor. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Briarcliff Manor is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Briarcliff Manor it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your polygonums in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Briarcliff Manor

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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