Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 oxalis in Midlothian can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Oxalis

Frost tolerance for oxalis:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You can not plant oxalis until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant oxalis in Midlothian 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 oxalis and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your oxalis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your oxalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Midlothian. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Midlothian may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Midlothian you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your oxalis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Midlothian

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.

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