One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Titusville you should be able to estimate when it's the best time 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 mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant purslane in Titusville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your purslane may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purslane indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Titusville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Titusville is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Titusville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your purslane in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Titusville

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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