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.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant spinach is to refer to the USDA zone info for Bridgeport.

Planting Calendar for Spinach

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

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

The earliest that you can plant spinach in Bridgeport 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 spinach and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your spinach may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bridgeport. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bridgeport is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bridgeport it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your spinach in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Bridgeport

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