One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when you can plant sanvitalia in Prospect Park by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

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

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

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Prospect Park 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 sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sanvitalia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sanvitalia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Prospect Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Prospect Park is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Prospect Park last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your sanvitalia in the event of a late frost.

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.

Plants to Grow in Prospect Park

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Prospect Park.