One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 figure out when it's the best time to plant lunaria by using the USDA zone info for Farmingdale.

Planting Calendar for Lunaria

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

You can plant lunaria a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant lunaria 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 lunaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lunaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lunaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Farmingdale. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Farmingdale may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Farmingdale it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your lunaria if you have a surprise 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

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Farmingdale.