One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant anise in Campbell can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Anise

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

Since anise are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant anise in Campbell 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 anise and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your anise may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your anise indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Campbell. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Campbell is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Campbell you get a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your anise if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Campbell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Campbell

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