When to Plant Nierembergia in Lindenhurst, NY

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Lindenhurst can be determined by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since nierembergia are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant nierembergia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant nierembergia
Probably not a good time to plant nierembergia

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lindenhurst. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lindenhurst is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lindenhurst it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your nierembergia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lindenhurst

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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