When to Plant Garden Orache in Pearl, MS

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pearl you can determine when it's the best time to plant garden orache by checking out 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.

Garden Orache do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant garden orache
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant garden orache
Probably not a good time to plant garden orache

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Pearl 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your garden orache may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Pearl the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pearl is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Pearl there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your garden orache if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pearl

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Pearl

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Pearl.