One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant new zealand spinach by using the USDA zone info for Trumann.

Planting Calendar for New Zealand spinach

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

Since new zealand spinach are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Trumann 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 new zealand spinach and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Trumann. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Trumann is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Trumann last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your new zealand spinach in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Trumann

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.

Plants to Grow in Trumann

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Trumann.