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.

One way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant melons is to look at the USDA zone info for Burbank.

Planting Calendar for Melons

Frost tolerance for melons:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You really shouldn't plant melons until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant melons in Burbank 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 melons and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your melons may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your melons indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Burbank. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Burbank may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Burbank there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your melons if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Burbank

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Burbank

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