One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The USDA zone info for Cave Creek should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant sutera.

Planting Calendar for Sutera

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

Sutera are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Cave Creek. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cave Creek is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cave Creek you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sutera in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cave Creek

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 Cave Creek

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Cave Creek.