The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bell you can figure out when you can plant nolana by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant nolana until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Bell. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Bell and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bell you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your nolana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bell

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

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