One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant iresene by reviewing the USDA zone info for Northport.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

Frost tolerance for iresene:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant iresene until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Northport. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Northport is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Northport it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your iresene in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Northport

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.

Plants to Grow in Northport

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