One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant sweet williams by looking at the USDA zone info for Calabasas.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

Frost tolerance for sweet williams:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sweet williams a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet williams may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet williams indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Calabasas the average date of last frost happens on January 31. 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 changes from year to year. Half of the time in Calabasas you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sweet williams in the event of a surprise late frost.

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 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.

Plants to Grow in Calabasas

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Calabasas.