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

One way of determining when it's possible to plant sweetscented bedstraw is to check out the USDA zone info for Great Neck.

Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since sweetscented bedstraw do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Great Neck is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Great Neck. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Great Neck is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Great Neck you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Great Neck

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Great Neck

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Great Neck.