When to Plant Oxalis in Sheffield Lake, OH

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Sheffield Lake can be reviewed to estimate when it's possible to plant oxalis.

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Planting Calendar for Oxalis

Frost tolerance for oxalis: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant oxalis until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant oxalis in Sheffield Lake is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant oxalis and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your oxalis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your oxalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Sheffield Lake. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Sheffield Lake and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sheffield Lake last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your oxalis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sheffield Lake

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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