When to Plant New Zealand spinach in Sartell, MN

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant new zealand spinach in Sartell by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for New Zealand spinach

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

New Zealand spinach are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Sartell is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant new zealand spinach and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your new zealand spinach indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Sartell. You can expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Sartell is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sartell there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your new zealand spinach if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sartell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-30°F
Highest Expected Low-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Sartell

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