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.

In Folcroft you can determine when it's a good idea to plant bacopa by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

Frost tolerance for bacopa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Bacopa can survive in a tiny bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in Folcroft 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 bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bacopa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Folcroft. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Folcroft is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Folcroft it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bacopa in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Folcroft

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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 Folcroft

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