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When to Plant Trailing Portulaca in Murrysville, PA

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 earliest that you can plant trailing portulaca in Murrysville can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Trailing Portulaca

Frost tolerance for trailing portulaca: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Trailing Portulaca are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant trailing portulaca in Murrysville is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trailing portulaca and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your trailing portulaca may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your trailing portulaca indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Murrysville. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Murrysville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Murrysville you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your trailing portulaca in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Murrysville

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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