One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 Jersey Shore you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant violas by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Violas

Frost tolerance for violas:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Violas do well in cold which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Jersey Shore is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Jersey Shore last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your violas in the event of one of those late frosts.

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.

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