Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 Camp Hill can be looked at to determine when to plant purslane.

Planting Calendar for Purslane

Frost tolerance for purslane:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Purslane do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant purslane in Camp Hill is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant purslane and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your purslane may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purslane indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Camp Hill. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Camp Hill is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Camp Hill you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your purslane if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Camp Hill

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 Camp Hill

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