Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Hampton you can figure out when you can 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.

Since garden orache do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Hampton 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. If you wait any later than that and your garden orache may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Hampton the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Hampton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hampton it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your garden orache if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hampton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Hampton

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