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

In Poteau you can figure out when to plant garden orache by using the USDA zone info.

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 earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Poteau 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. Any later than that and your garden orache may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Poteau. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Poteau is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Poteau it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your garden orache in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Poteau

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 Poteau

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