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

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant sorrel by referring to the USDA zone info for Forrest City.

Planting Calendar for Sorrel

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

Sorrel do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sorrel in Forrest City 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 sorrel and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sorrel may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sorrel indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Forrest City. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Forrest City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Forrest City you get a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your sorrel in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Forrest City

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.

Plants to Grow in Forrest City

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