When to Plant Evolvulus in Oakley, CA

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.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant evolvulus by reviewing the USDA zone info for Oakley.


Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

Frost tolerance for evolvulus: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant evolvulus until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant evolvulus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant evolvulus
Probably not a good time to plant evolvulus

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Oakley. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oakley may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Oakley you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your evolvulus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oakley

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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.

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