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.

In Haverstraw you can determine when you can plant chrysocephalum by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

Frost tolerance for chrysocephalum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant chrysocephalum until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Haverstraw. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Haverstraw may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Haverstraw you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your chrysocephalum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Haverstraw

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.

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