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.

One way of making a decision about when to plant garden orache is to look at the USDA zone info for Laguna Hills.

Planting Calendar for Garden Orache

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

Garden Orache can survive in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Laguna Hills 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 garden orache and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your garden orache may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Laguna Hills the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Laguna Hills may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Laguna Hills last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your garden orache if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Laguna Hills

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 Laguna Hills

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