One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In New Haven you can determine when it's possible to plant garden orache 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in New Haven 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 garden orache and expect a good harvest is probably September. 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in New Haven. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for New Haven and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in New Haven you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your garden orache in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Haven

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in New Haven

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