One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for El Mirage you should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant clover.

Planting Calendar for Clover

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

Clover do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in El Mirage. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for El Mirage is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in El Mirage it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your clover in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for El Mirage

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 El Mirage

You may be interested in your other planting guides for El Mirage.