One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The best time to plant coreopsis in Jenkintown can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Coreopsis

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

Coreopsis do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant coreopsis in Jenkintown 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 coreopsis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your coreopsis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your coreopsis 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.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Jenkintown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Jenkintown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your coreopsis if you have 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.

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