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

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant hamelia is to examine the USDA zone info for Glen Cove.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

Frost tolerance for hamelia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since hamelia require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Glen Cove 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 hamelia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your hamelia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your hamelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Glen Cove is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Glen Cove you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your hamelia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glen Cove

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 Glen Cove

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