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.

The USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City should be reviewed to determine when it's possible to plant cerastium.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

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

Cerastium are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Lake Havasu City 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 cerastium and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your cerastium may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your cerastium indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Lake Havasu City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lake Havasu City you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your cerastium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Havasu City

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.

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