When to Plant Lisianthus in Sausalito, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Sausalito can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

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

You should not plant lisianthus until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Sausalito. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sausalito is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sausalito there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lisianthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sausalito

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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