One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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 figure out when you can plant nierembergia in New Hyde Park by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

It's not a good idea to plant nierembergia until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in New Hyde Park 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 really do well. Starting your nierembergia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in New Hyde Park. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Hyde Park is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in New Hyde Park last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your nierembergia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Hyde 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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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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