Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Mahanoy City you can determine when it's a good idea to plant gomphrena by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gomphrena

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

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

The earliest that you can plant gomphrena in Mahanoy City 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 gomphrena and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your gomphrena may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your gomphrena indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Mahanoy City the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mahanoy City is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mahanoy City last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your gomphrena in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mahanoy City

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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