Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Prospect Park you can figure out when it's possible to plant bachelor buttons by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bachelor Buttons

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

You can plant bachelor buttons just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant bachelor buttons in Prospect Park 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 bachelor buttons and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bachelor buttons may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bachelor buttons indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Prospect Park is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Prospect Park you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bachelor buttons if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prospect Park

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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