When to Plant Nolana in Harrisburg, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant nolana by using the USDA zone info for Harrisburg.


Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Nolana do not do well in cold weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant nolana in Harrisburg 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Harrisburg. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Harrisburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Harrisburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your nolana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Harrisburg

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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.

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