One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant oregano is to examine the USDA zone info for Oneonta.

Planting Calendar for Oregano

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

Oregano do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant oregano in Oneonta 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 oregano and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your oregano may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your oregano indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Oneonta. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Oneonta is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Oneonta there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your oregano if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oneonta

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.

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