The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Pittsburg should be reffered to in order to estimate when 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.

You can plant garden orache a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Pittsburg 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 garden orache and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your garden orache may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your garden orache indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Pittsburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Pittsburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pittsburg you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your garden orache in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pittsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Pittsburg

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