When to Plant New Zealand spinach in West Mifflin, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant new zealand spinach in West Mifflin by referring to the USDA zone info.


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 can survive in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant new zealand spinach
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The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in West Mifflin 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in West Mifflin. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West Mifflin is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in West Mifflin you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your new zealand spinach if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Mifflin

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 Low0°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.

Plants to Grow in West Mifflin

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