When to Plant Lenten Rose in Baldwin Park, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 lenten rose in Baldwin Park can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lenten Rose

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

Lenten Rose do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant lenten rose
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The earliest that you can plant lenten rose in Baldwin Park 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 lenten rose and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your lenten rose may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lenten rose indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Baldwin Park. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Baldwin Park may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Baldwin Park it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lenten rose if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baldwin Park

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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