Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for El Dorado it's possible to estimate when you can plant sorrel.

Planting Calendar for Sorrel

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

Sorrel are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sorrel in El Dorado 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 sorrel and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sorrel may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sorrel indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in El Dorado. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for El Dorado is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in El Dorado you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sorrel in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for El Dorado

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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