One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 crossandra in Arroyo Grande can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since crossandra require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Arroyo Grande is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crossandra may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Arroyo Grande is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Arroyo Grande you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your crossandra in the event of 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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