When to Plant New Zealand spinach in Whitehouse, TX

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.

The best time to plant new zealand spinach in Whitehouse can be determined 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.

You can plant new zealand spinach a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant new zealand spinach
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant new zealand spinach
Probably not a good time to plant new zealand spinach

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Whitehouse 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 little bit earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Whitehouse. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Whitehouse 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 Whitehouse there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your new zealand spinach in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Whitehouse

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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 20°F.

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