Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In North Salt Lake you can determine when it's possible to plant sorrel by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sorrel

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

Since sorrel do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sorrel in North Salt Lake 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 sorrel and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sorrel may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your sorrel indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in North Salt Lake. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Salt Lake is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in North Salt Lake there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sorrel if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Salt Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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