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.

A common way of getting a good idea when you can plant tagetes is to look at the USDA zone info for Dobbs Ferry.

Planting Calendar for Tagetes

Frost tolerance for tagetes:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since tagetes require warm weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dobbs Ferry. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dobbs Ferry is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dobbs Ferry you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your tagetes in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dobbs Ferry

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.

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