One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 dichondra in Buena Park should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dichondra

Frost tolerance for dichondra:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since dichondra are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dichondra in Buena Park 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 dichondra and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your dichondra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dichondra indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Buena Park. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Buena Park is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Buena Park you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your dichondra if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Buena Park

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.

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