One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant purslane is to consult the USDA zone info for Enumclaw.

Planting Calendar for Purslane

Frost tolerance for purslane:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Purslane do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant purslane in Enumclaw 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 purslane and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your purslane may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purslane indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Enumclaw. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Enumclaw may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Enumclaw there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your purslane if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Enumclaw

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.

Plants to Grow in Enumclaw

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Enumclaw.