When to Plant Baby's Breath in Spring Valley, NY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant baby's breath in Spring Valley should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant baby's breath a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant baby's breath
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby's breath
Probably not a good time to plant baby's breath

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Spring Valley 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 baby's breath and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your baby's breath indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Spring Valley. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Spring Valley is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Spring Valley last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your baby's breath if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spring Valley

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 Low0°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.

Plants to Grow in Spring Valley

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