Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In West Haverstraw you can determine when it's possible to plant thunbergia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

Frost tolerance for thunbergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since thunbergia require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in West Haverstraw is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your thunbergia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your thunbergia 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 West Haverstraw. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for West Haverstraw is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in West Haverstraw it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your thunbergia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Haverstraw

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 Low	0°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.

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