When to Plant Sutera in Larchmont, NY

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 estimate when it's a good idea to plant sutera in Larchmont by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sutera

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

You can plant sutera a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant sutera
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sutera
Probably not a good time to plant sutera

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Larchmont may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Larchmont last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your sutera if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Larchmont

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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