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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Alamogordo you will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant garden orache.

Planting Calendar for Garden Orache

Frost tolerance for garden orache:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since garden orache are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Alamogordo 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Alamogordo. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Alamogordo may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Alamogordo there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your garden orache in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alamogordo

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 Alamogordo

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