One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant coreopsis is to refer to the USDA zone info for Hopewell.

Planting Calendar for Coreopsis

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

Coreopsis do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant coreopsis in Hopewell 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 coreopsis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your coreopsis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your coreopsis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hopewell. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hopewell is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hopewell last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your coreopsis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hopewell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Hopewell

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