When to Plant Sutera in Sea Cliff, NY

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Sea Cliff can be reviewed to figure out when it's possible to plant sutera.


Planting Calendar for Sutera

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

Since sutera are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant sutera
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sutera
Probably not a good time to plant sutera

The earliest that you can plant sutera in Sea Cliff 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 sutera and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sutera may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your sutera indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sea Cliff. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sea Cliff is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sea Cliff you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your sutera in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sea Cliff

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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 Sea Cliff

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