The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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.

In Blacksburg you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant garden orache by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garden Orache

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

Garden Orache do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant garden orache in Blacksburg 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Blacksburg. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Blacksburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Blacksburg there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your garden orache in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Blacksburg

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 Low	0°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 Blacksburg

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