One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 making a decision about when you can plant new zealand spinach is to use the USDA zone info for Snoqualmie.

Planting Calendar for New Zealand spinach

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

New Zealand spinach do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Snoqualmie 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 new zealand spinach and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Snoqualmie the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Snoqualmie is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Snoqualmie it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your new zealand spinach in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Snoqualmie

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 Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 Snoqualmie

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