When to Plant Sweetscented Bedstraw in Massapequa Park, NY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when to plant sweetscented bedstraw is to refer to the USDA zone info for Massapequa Park.


Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

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

You can plant sweetscented bedstraw just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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

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

Last Frost Date

In Massapequa Park the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Massapequa Park is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Massapequa Park you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Massapequa Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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