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

The first chance to plant garden orache in La Porte can be figured out by checking out 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.

You can plant garden orache just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in La Porte 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. Any later than that and your garden orache may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your garden orache indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in La Porte. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for La Porte may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in La Porte it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your garden orache if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Porte

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.

Plants to Grow in La Porte

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