When to Plant Trailing Portulaca in Waynesboro, 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 trailing portulaca in Waynesboro should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Trailing Portulaca

Frost tolerance for trailing portulaca: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Since trailing portulaca do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant trailing portulaca
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The earliest that you can plant trailing portulaca in Waynesboro 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 trailing portulaca and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trailing portulaca may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trailing portulaca indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Waynesboro. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Waynesboro is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Waynesboro you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your trailing portulaca in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Waynesboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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