When to Plant Trifolium in Burlingame, CA

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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant trifolium is to refer to the USDA zone info for Burlingame.


Planting Calendar for Trifolium

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

Trifolium do ok in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant trifolium 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 trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your trifolium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Burlingame is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Burlingame there is a last frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your trifolium if you have a surprise late frost.

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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