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

The first chance to plant garden orache in Rosemead should be figured out by referring to 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.

You can plant garden orache a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Rosemead 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 Rosemead. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Rosemead is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rosemead there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your garden orache if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rosemead

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 Rosemead

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