One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Calexico you will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant calibrachoa.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

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

Calibrachoa are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Calexico 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 calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your calibrachoa indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Calexico is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Calexico there is a last frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your calibrachoa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Calexico

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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.

Plants to Grow in Calexico

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