One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Cedarhurst you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant black eyed susans by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant black eyed susans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Cedarhurst 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your black eyed susans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Cedarhurst. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Cedarhurst is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cedarhurst you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your black eyed susans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cedarhurst

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 Cedarhurst

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