One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant chrysanthemum in Bell Gardens by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysanthemum

Frost tolerance for chrysanthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant chrysanthemum until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant chrysanthemum in Bell Gardens 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 chrysanthemum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your chrysanthemum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chrysanthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Bell Gardens. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bell Gardens is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bell Gardens last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your chrysanthemum in the event of one of those late frosts.

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

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