When to Plant Lenten Rose in Sharon, PA

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.

A common way of figuring out when to plant lenten rose is to check out the USDA zone info for Sharon.


Planting Calendar for Lenten Rose

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

Lenten Rose are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant lenten rose
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant lenten rose
Probably not a good time to plant lenten rose

The earliest that you can plant lenten rose in Sharon 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 lenten rose and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lenten rose may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your lenten rose indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sharon may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sharon it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your lenten rose in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sharon

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 Sharon

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