The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Belmont you can determine when it's possible to plant new zealand spinach by using the USDA zone info.

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 do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Belmont is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. Any later than that and your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Belmont. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Belmont is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Belmont it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your new zealand spinach if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belmont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Belmont

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