When to Plant Common hollyhock in Agoura Hills, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Agoura Hills you can estimate when you can plant common hollyhock by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Common hollyhock

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant common hollyhock
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant common hollyhock
Probably not a good time to plant common hollyhock

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Agoura Hills 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 common hollyhock and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your common hollyhock may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your common hollyhock 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 Agoura Hills. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Agoura Hills is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Agoura Hills last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your common hollyhock if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Agoura Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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