One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant hypericum in Warwick should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

Since hypericum do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant hypericum in Warwick 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hypericum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Warwick. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Warwick is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Warwick you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your hypericum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Warwick

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.

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