One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

In Northport you can figure out when you can plant twinspur by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

Frost tolerance for twinspur:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since twinspur are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Northport 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 twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Northport is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Northport there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your twinspur if you have 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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