When to Plant Garden Orache in Greenville, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant garden orache in Greenville should be estimated by looking at 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.

Garden Orache are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant garden orache
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant garden orache
Probably not a good time to plant garden orache

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Greenville 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 fully mature. 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 Greenville. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Greenville is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Greenville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your garden orache if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greenville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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

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