Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when you can plant bacopa is to use the USDA zone info for Arcadia.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

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

You can plant bacopa a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in Arcadia 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 bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bacopa indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Arcadia the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Arcadia is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Arcadia you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your bacopa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Arcadia

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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