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 will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant stoneseed by referring to the USDA zone info for Duryea.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

Frost tolerance for stoneseed:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant stoneseed until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Duryea 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your stoneseed may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your stoneseed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Duryea. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Duryea may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Duryea you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your stoneseed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Duryea

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 Duryea

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