One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant bacopa in Hudson Falls by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

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

Bacopa do well in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in Hudson Falls 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 bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bacopa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hudson Falls. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hudson Falls is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hudson Falls it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your bacopa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hudson Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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