When to Plant Salpiglossis in Burlingame, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant salpiglossis is to refer to the USDA zone info for Burlingame.


Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

Frost tolerance for salpiglossis: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

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

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The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Burlingame 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your salpiglossis may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your salpiglossis indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Burlingame. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Burlingame is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Burlingame you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your salpiglossis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Burlingame

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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