One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 first chance to plant new zealand spinach in Blanchard should be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant new zealand spinach just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Blanchard 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. Any later than that and your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Blanchard. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Blanchard is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Blanchard there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your new zealand spinach in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Blanchard

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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