One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 referring to the USDA zone info for Brandon it's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant garden orache.

Planting Calendar for Garden Orache

Frost tolerance for garden orache:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since garden orache do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Brandon 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 garden orache and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your garden orache may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Brandon. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brandon is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Brandon you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your garden orache in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brandon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Brandon

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