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

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant tritoma by checking out the USDA zone info for Seneca Falls.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Tritoma do well in cold which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Seneca Falls 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Seneca Falls. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Seneca Falls is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Seneca Falls there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your tritoma in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Seneca Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Seneca Falls

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