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.

You will be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant garden orache by looking at the USDA zone info for Wharton.

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 tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Wharton 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. If you wait any later than that and your garden orache may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your garden orache indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Wharton the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wharton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Wharton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your garden orache in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wharton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Wharton

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