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.

It's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant hypericum by looking at the USDA zone info for Peekskill.

Planting Calendar for Hypericum

Frost tolerance for hypericum:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant hypericum a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant hypericum in Peekskill is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant hypericum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your hypericum may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your hypericum 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 Peekskill. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Peekskill is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Peekskill you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your hypericum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Peekskill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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