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

In Alliance you can estimate when you can plant purslane by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Purslane

Frost tolerance for purslane:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since purslane do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant purslane in Alliance is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant purslane and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your purslane may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your purslane indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Alliance. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Alliance is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Alliance there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your purslane if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alliance

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.

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