When to Plant Euphorbia in Port Orchard, WA

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Port Orchard can be looked at to figure out when to plant euphorbia.


Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Since euphorbia are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant euphorbia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant euphorbia
Probably not a good time to plant euphorbia

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Port Orchard 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your euphorbia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Port Orchard is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Port Orchard it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your euphorbia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Port Orchard

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.

Plants to Grow in Port Orchard

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Port Orchard.