Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when you can plant sutera is to refer to the USDA zone info for Hopewell.

Planting Calendar for Sutera

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

Sutera can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sutera in Hopewell 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 sutera and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sutera may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sutera indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hopewell. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hopewell is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hopewell you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your sutera if you have a late frost.

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

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hopewell.