The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Stroudsburg can be used to determine when it's possible to plant primroses.

Planting Calendar for Primroses

Frost tolerance for primroses:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant primroses earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant primroses in Stroudsburg 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 primroses and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your primroses may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your primroses 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 Stroudsburg. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Stroudsburg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Stroudsburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your primroses in the event of one of those late frosts.

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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