One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant euphorbia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Bakersfield.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

You can plant euphorbia just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Bakersfield 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your euphorbia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your euphorbia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Bakersfield. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bakersfield is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bakersfield there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your euphorbia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bakersfield

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 Bakersfield

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