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.

In Antioch you can estimate when to plant sanvitalia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

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

You can plant sanvitalia slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Antioch. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Antioch and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Antioch it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your sanvitalia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Antioch

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 Antioch

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