Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 Social Circle should be reviewed to figure out when it's a good idea to plant garden orache.

Planting Calendar for Garden Orache

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

You can plant garden orache a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Social Circle 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 garden orache and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your garden orache may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your garden orache indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Social Circle the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Social Circle is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Social Circle there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your garden orache in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Social Circle

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Social Circle

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