Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant garden orache in Norwalk by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Norwalk 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 really do well. Starting your garden orache indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Norwalk. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Norwalk and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Norwalk there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your garden orache in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Norwalk

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Norwalk

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