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

It's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant neeps by referring to the USDA zone info for Old Westbury.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

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

It's not a good idea to plant neeps until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant neeps in Old Westbury 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 neeps and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your neeps may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your neeps indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Old Westbury is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Old Westbury it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your neeps if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Old Westbury

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 Old Westbury

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Old Westbury.