The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant cerastium in Arroyo Grande can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

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

Cerastium are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Arroyo Grande 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cerastium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Arroyo Grande. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Arroyo Grande may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Arroyo Grande you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your cerastium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Arroyo Grande

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.

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