One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant new zealand spinach in Waseca should be determined 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 can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Waseca 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. If you wait any later than that and your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Waseca. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Waseca is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Waseca you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your new zealand spinach if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Waseca

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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