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 earliest that you can plant arabis in Bell Gardens should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Arabis

Frost tolerance for arabis:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant arabis a lot earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant arabis in Bell Gardens 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 arabis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your arabis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your arabis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Bell Gardens. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bell Gardens is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bell Gardens there is a last frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your arabis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bell Gardens

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Bell Gardens

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Bell Gardens.