When to Plant Oxalis in Waterbury, CT

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 Waterbury you can estimate when you can plant oxalis by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Oxalis

Frost tolerance for oxalis: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Oxalis require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant oxalis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant oxalis
Probably not a good time to plant oxalis

The earliest that you can plant oxalis in Waterbury 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 oxalis and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your oxalis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your oxalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Waterbury. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Waterbury is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Waterbury last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your oxalis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Waterbury

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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