One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant new zealand spinach by reviewing the USDA zone info for Oxford.

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.

New Zealand spinach are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Oxford 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. If you wait any later than that and your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Oxford. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Oxford may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Oxford last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your new zealand spinach in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oxford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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