Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when to plant new zealand spinach is to consult the USDA zone info for Wadesboro.

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.

Since new zealand spinach are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Wadesboro 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 new zealand spinach and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Wadesboro. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wadesboro may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wadesboro you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your new zealand spinach in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wadesboro

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 Wadesboro

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