One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant new zealand spinach in Marlow by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for New Zealand spinach

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

New Zealand spinach can survive in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Marlow 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 new zealand spinach and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Marlow is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Marlow it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your new zealand spinach in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marlow

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 Marlow

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