When to Plant Borage in East Stroudsburg, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when you can plant borage is to use the USDA zone info for East Stroudsburg.


Planting Calendar for Borage

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

Borage tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant borage in East Stroudsburg 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 borage and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your borage may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your borage indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in East Stroudsburg. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for East Stroudsburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in East Stroudsburg last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your borage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Stroudsburg

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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