One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant monkey flower in Avenal can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

Since monkey flower are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Avenal 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your monkey flower may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Avenal. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Avenal is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Avenal you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your monkey flower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Avenal

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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