One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 estimate when to plant mecardonia by referring to the USDA zone info for Irvington.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

Frost tolerance for mecardonia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant mecardonia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Irvington 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mecardonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Irvington is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Irvington last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your mecardonia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Irvington

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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