When to Plant Portulaca in Sayre, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant portulaca in Sayre can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Portulaca

Frost tolerance for portulaca: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since portulaca require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant portulaca
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The earliest that you can plant portulaca in Sayre is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant portulaca and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your portulaca may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your portulaca indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Sayre. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sayre is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sayre you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your portulaca in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sayre

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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