When to Plant Alstromeria in Farmingdale, NY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when to plant alstromeria by using the USDA zone info for Farmingdale.


Planting Calendar for Alstromeria

Frost tolerance for alstromeria: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant alstromeria a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant alstromeria in Farmingdale 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 alstromeria and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your alstromeria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your alstromeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Farmingdale. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Farmingdale is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Farmingdale there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your alstromeria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Farmingdale

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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