Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant mustard is to examine the USDA zone info for Agoura Hills.

Planting Calendar for Mustard

Frost tolerance for mustard:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant mustard until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

In Agoura Hills the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Agoura Hills and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Agoura Hills it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your mustard if you have a surprise late frost.

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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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