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 Grove City should be reviewed to figure out when you can plant new zealand spinach.

Planting Calendar for New Zealand spinach

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

You can plant new zealand spinach a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Grove City 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 new zealand spinach and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Grove City. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Grove City and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Grove City there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your new zealand spinach if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grove City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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