One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant crassula by using the USDA zone info for Brawley.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant crassula until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Brawley is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Brawley is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Brawley there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your crassula in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Brawley

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.

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