One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

It's possible to determine when to plant canna by checking out the USDA zone info for Farmingdale.

Planting Calendar for Canna

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

You can not plant canna until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant canna in Farmingdale 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 canna and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your canna may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your canna indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Farmingdale. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Farmingdale is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Farmingdale there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your canna in the event of a late frost.

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 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 Farmingdale

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