When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Calabasas, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 first opportunity to plant bishop's weed in Calabasas should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bishop's weed quite a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Calabasas is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Calabasas. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Calabasas is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Calabasas you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Calabasas

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.

Plants to Grow in Calabasas

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