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

The USDA zone info for Jersey Shore can be reffered to in order to determine when you can plant hypericum.

Planting Calendar for Hypericum

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

You can plant hypericum just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant hypericum in Jersey Shore 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 hypericum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your hypericum may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your hypericum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Jersey Shore. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Jersey Shore is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Jersey Shore you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your hypericum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jersey Shore

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.

Plants to Grow in Jersey Shore

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