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When to Plant Calliopsis in Laguna Beach, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

In Laguna Beach you can estimate when it's possible to plant calliopsis by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Calliopsis

Frost tolerance for calliopsis: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Calliopsis do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant calliopsis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant calliopsis
Probably not a good time to plant calliopsis

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Laguna Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Laguna Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Laguna Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your calliopsis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Laguna Beach

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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.

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