One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant garden orache in Escanaba should be estimated by looking at 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 just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Escanaba 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Escanaba. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Escanaba is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Escanaba you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your garden orache if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Escanaba

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Escanaba

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