The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant trailing portulaca is to consult the USDA zone info for Scottsville.

Planting Calendar for Trailing Portulaca

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

Since trailing portulaca require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trailing portulaca in Scottsville is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. Any later than that and 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

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

USDA Zone Info for Scottsville

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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