One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant trailing portulaca is to examine the USDA zone info for Edgewater.

Planting Calendar for Trailing Portulaca

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

You really shouldn't plant trailing portulaca until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant trailing portulaca in Edgewater is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trailing portulaca may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your trailing portulaca indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Edgewater. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Edgewater may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Edgewater you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your trailing portulaca if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Edgewater

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Edgewater

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