The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant bidens in Jenkintown by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bidens

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

Bidens require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bidens in Jenkintown 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 bidens and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bidens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bidens indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jenkintown. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jenkintown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Jenkintown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bidens in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jenkintown

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 Jenkintown

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