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When to Plant Trailing Portulaca in Torrington, CT

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

In Torrington you can figure out when it's the best time to plant trailing portulaca by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Trailing Portulaca

Frost tolerance for trailing portulaca: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Trailing Portulaca are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant trailing portulaca
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The earliest that you can plant trailing portulaca in Torrington is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trailing portulaca and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your trailing portulaca may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your trailing portulaca indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Torrington. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Torrington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Torrington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your trailing portulaca in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Torrington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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