When to Plant Trachelium in Buena Park, CA

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

One way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant trachelium is to examine the USDA zone info for Buena Park.


Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

It's not a good idea to plant trachelium until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant trachelium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant trachelium
Probably not a good time to plant trachelium

The earliest that you can plant trachelium 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your trachelium indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Buena Park the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Buena Park is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Buena Park last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your trachelium in the event of a surprise 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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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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