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

The first chance to plant basket of gold in New Rochelle should be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

Frost tolerance for basket of gold:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Basket of Gold are very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in New Rochelle is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your basket of gold may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your basket of gold indoors.

Last Frost Date

In New Rochelle the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for New Rochelle is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in New Rochelle you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your basket of gold in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Rochelle

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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