Edgewater, NJ 10029 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Edgewater, NJ?
Around 03/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 214 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 236 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Edgewater, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Edgewater before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/30 isn't a guarantee
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Edgewater compares
About 236 days separate Edgewater's last and first frost, putting it 9,339 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 107 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Edgewater's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Edgewater can differ from the 10029 normal.