One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant chinese chives by checking out the USDA zone info for Mcalester.

Planting Calendar for Chinese chives

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

Chinese chives do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chinese chives in Mcalester 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 chinese chives and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chinese chives may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your chinese chives indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Mcalester. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mcalester may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mcalester there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your chinese chives if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mcalester

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.

Plants to Grow in Mcalester

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Mcalester.