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.

The USDA zone info for Lacey can be looked at to determine when you can plant trailing portulaca.

Planting Calendar for Trailing Portulaca

Frost tolerance for trailing portulaca:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Trailing Portulaca require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trailing portulaca in Lacey is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trailing portulaca and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your trailing portulaca may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trailing portulaca indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Lacey. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lacey may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lacey you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your trailing portulaca in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lacey

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.

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