One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The USDA zone info for Stroudsburg should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's the best time to plant polygonums.

Planting Calendar for Polygonums

Frost tolerance for polygonums:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant polygonums until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Stroudsburg is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your polygonums may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your polygonums indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Stroudsburg. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Stroudsburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Stroudsburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your polygonums if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stroudsburg

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 Stroudsburg

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