One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 estimating when it's a good idea to plant violets is to examine the USDA zone info for San Juan Capistrano.

Planting Calendar for Violets

Frost tolerance for violets:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant violets a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant violets in San Juan Capistrano is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant violets and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your violets may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your violets indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for San Juan Capistrano and it is different every year. Half of the time in San Juan Capistrano it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your violets if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for San Juan Capistrano

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 San Juan Capistrano

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