One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs you should be able to determine when you can plant garden orache.

Planting Calendar for Garden Orache

Frost tolerance for garden orache:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Garden Orache tend to make it in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Green Cove Springs 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. Any later than that and your garden orache may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Green Cove Springs. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs and it is different every year. Half of the time in Green Cove Springs you get a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your garden orache if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Green Cove Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Green Cove Springs

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