One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 earliest that you can plant oxalis in Nevada can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Oxalis

Frost tolerance for oxalis:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since oxalis are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oxalis in Nevada 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 oxalis and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your oxalis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your oxalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Nevada. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Nevada is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Nevada there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your oxalis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Nevada

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.

Plants to Grow in Nevada

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