When to Plant Snapdragons in Tuckahoe, NY

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.

The USDA zone info for Tuckahoe should be reviewed to determine when you can plant snapdragons.


Planting Calendar for Snapdragons

Frost tolerance for snapdragons: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snapdragons do ok in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant snapdragons in Tuckahoe 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 snapdragons and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your snapdragons may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snapdragons indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Tuckahoe. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tuckahoe is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Tuckahoe you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your snapdragons in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tuckahoe

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 Tuckahoe

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