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.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant new zealand spinach by using the USDA zone info for Viroqua.

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.

Since new zealand spinach are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant new zealand spinach in Viroqua 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 new zealand spinach and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your new zealand spinach may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your new zealand spinach indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Viroqua. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Viroqua is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Viroqua you get a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your new zealand spinach if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Viroqua

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Viroqua

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